# Col de Teghime

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Mountain pass in Corsica, France

Col de Teghime Bocca di Teghjime (Corsican) View near the pass from its eastern side Elevation 536 m (1,759 ft)[1] First Approach Length 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) Ascent from Saint-Florent Second Approach Length 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) Ascent from Bastia Range Monte Stello Massif Coordinates 42°40′37″N 9°22′58″E / 42.67694°N 9.38278°E / 42.67694; 9.38278[1] Show map of Corsica Show map of France

The **Col de Teghime** ([Corsican](/source/Corsican_language): ***Bocca di Teghjime***) is a mountain pass in the [Haute-Corse](/source/Haute-Corse) department of Corsica, France. The pass is in the south of the [Monte Stello Massif](/source/Monte_Stello_Massif) and is one of the main passes in the island.

## Location

The Col de Teghime is in the commune of [Barbaggio](/source/Barbaggio), south of Cap Corse, between the towns of [Bastia](/source/Bastia) and [Saint-Florent](/source/Saint-Florent%2C_Haute-Corse), linking the micro-regions of Bagnaja and Nebbio.[2] It gives a view of both coasts of Corsica, with Bastia and the [Tyrrhenian Sea](/source/Tyrrhenian_Sea) to the east, Saint-Florent, the [Agriates Desert](/source/Agriates_Desert) and the [Mediterranean Sea](/source/Mediterranean_Sea) to the west.

## Topography

The pass is 536 metres (1,759 ft) above sea level. It is flanked by the mountainous arcs of the Serra di Pigno and the Serra d'Oletta, and is the gateway to the west from the metropolis of Bastia towards Saint-Florent and the rich Conca d'Oro, which [Pasquale Paoli](/source/Pasquale_Paoli) called "Conca d'Oro, mais Conca di Tradimento" (Basin of Gold, or rather Basin of Betrayal) because it was acquired by [Genoa](/source/Genoa).[3]

## Geology

Teghime, also known as the "Col des Ardoises"[3] (Slate Pass), is located within what geographers call "[Schist](/source/Schist) Corsica", as opposed to “Granitic Corsica” in the center and south of the island.

## Climate

Located at the foot of the 963 metres (3,159 ft) Pigno, the Col de Teghime is sometimes snow-covered in winter but is rarely closed to traffic.

## Road junction

The crossroads of the Col de Teghime is the junction of the roads D 81, which connects [Bastia](/source/Bastia) to [Ajaccio](/source/Ajaccio) by the west coast, D 38, which gives access to [Poggio-d'Oletta](/source/Poggio-d'Oletta) and then to [Oletta](/source/Oletta), and a track leading to the quarry at Ponte Fesso ([Barbaggio](/source/Barbaggio)), south of the col.

## World War II

The pass was part of a battle for the liberation of Corsica in early October 1943 during [World War II](/source/World_War_II).[4] The capture of the Col de Teghime was crucial in the Liberation of the city of Bastia. General Charles-Paul-Augustin Louchet's plan of attack set the objective for the troops of [Moroccan Goumiers](/source/Moroccan_Goumier) of the [French Army of Africa](/source/Army_of_Africa_(France)) and the [Berbers](/source/Berbers) of the 2nd grouping of Moroccan tabors (2nd GTM), to cross the ridges to descend towards the town by road from Saint-Florent. On 1 October the first attack was made by the goumiers and Corsican resistance fighters against Germans of the 16th SS Reichsführer-SS Panzergrenadier Division at the Col de Teghime. The first assault was violently repelled. A second assault was made at night but the fierce resistance of the Germans caused the death of 25 combatants. After a day of hard fighting, the Germans surrendered and the pass was taken by the goumiers on the evening of 2 October. The way was then clear to descend on Bastia and, on 4 October the 73rd Goum entered the liberated city.

## Notes

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECol_de_Teghime,_geoportail_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECol_de_Teghime,_geoportail_1-1) [Col de Teghime, geoportail](#CITEREFCol_de_Teghime,_geoportail).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENode:_Col_de_Teghime_(82568690)_2-0)** [Node: Col de Teghime (82568690)](#CITEREFNode:_Col_de_Teghime_(82568690)).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiazza2012125_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPiazza2012125_3-1) [Piazza 2012](#CITEREFPiazza2012), p. 125.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETouron_4-0)** [Touron](#CITEREFTouron).

## Sources

- ["Col de Teghime"](https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/carte?c=9.382779,42.676943&z=5.0E-5&l0=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS::GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes), *geoportail* (in French), retrieved 2022-01-17

- ["Node: Col de Teghime (82568690)"](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/82568690), *OpenStreetMap*, retrieved 2022-01-17

- Piazza, Marc (2012), *Le Siège de Furiani*, Bastia: Editions Anima Corsa

- Touron, Christophe, [*La libération de la Corse 1943*](https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.edulyautey.org%2F%7Emarocomb%2Farticles.php%3Flng%3Dfr%26pg%3D73#federation=archive.wikiwix.com)

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