The Fort of Battice (French: fort de Battice, pronounced [fɔʁ də batis]) is a Belgian fortification located just to the east of the town of Battice. The...
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(Position Fortifiée de Liège I (PFL I)). From north to south, the new forts were Eben-Emael, Fort d'Aubin-Neufchâteau, Fort de Battice and Fort de Tancrémont....
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of the Fort de Battice in the line of the four 1930s forts, located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of Liège. Aubin-Neufchâteau and the Fort de Tancrémont...
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492278°E / 50.674611; 5.492278 The Fort de Loncin (French pronunciation: [fɔʁ də lɔ̃sɛ̃]) is one of twelve forts built around Liège, Belgium, in the...
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d'Oorderen Fort de Zwyndrecht Fort d'Aubin-Neufchâteau Fort de Barchon Fort de Battice Fort de la Chartreuse Citadelle of Liège Fort d'Eben-Emael Fort d'Évegnée...
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repulsed several infantry assaults. Two of the forts surrendered on 21 May and the last, Fort de Battice, on the following day, having been by-passed by...
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Raymond Adolphe Séré de Rivières, the fort was built exclusively of unreinforced concrete, a new material, rather than masonry. The fort was heavily bombarded...
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691083°E / 50.672778; 5.691083 The Fort de Barchon (French pronunciation: [fɔʁ də baʁʃɔ̃]) is one of twelve forts built around Liège, Belgium, in the...
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(11 mi) southeast of Liège. Tancrémont and Fort d'Aubin-Neufchâteau are smaller than Eben-Emael and Fort de Battice. Collectively, the line was known as the...
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Röchling shell (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
were tested in 1942 and 1943 first against the Belgian Fort de Battice then against the Belgian Fort d'Aubin-Neufchâteau. They were also tested against the...
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