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Forts in Belgium: Brialmont Forts, Fortified Position of Liege, Fortified Position of Namur, Fort Eben-Emael, Fort de Loncin, Fort Breendonk

Forts in Belgium: Brialmont Forts, Fortified Position of Liege, Fortified Position of Namur, Fort Eben-Emael, Fort de Loncin, Fort Breendonk


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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Brialmont forts, Fortified Position of Liege, Fortified Position of Namur, Fort Eben-Emael, Fort de Loncin, Fort Breendonk, Fort de Battice, Fort de Tancremont, Fort de Barchon, Fort d'Embourg, Fort d'Aubin-Neufchateau, Fort de Fleron, Fort de Chaudfontaine, Fort de Hollogne, Fort de Marchovelette, Fort de Flemalle, Fort de Malonne, Fort de Liers, Fort de Lantin, Fort de Shinkakasa. Excerpt: The fortified position of Liege was established following World War I by Belgium to fortify the traditional invasion corridor from Germany through Belgium to France. The Belgian experience of World War I, in which the Belgian Army held the invading force for a week at Liege, impeding the German timetable for the conquest of France, caused Belgium to consider a refined defense strategy. Belgium upgraded the existing fortifications of Liege and extended them onto the Herve plateau closer to Germany, using the most advanced fortifications available to Belgian military technology. However, in 1936 Belgium's neutrality was proclaimed by King Leopold III of Belgium in a vain attempt to forestall another conflict, preventing France from being able to make active use of the Belgian defenses and territory in the forward defense of France. At the outbreak of World War II, Belgium's defenses had to resist alone until France could advance into Belgium after neutrality failed. This time the fortifications could not hold the Germans. The position fortifiee de Liege was divided into the modern defensive line, anchored on the Albert Canal by Fort Eben-Emael and extending to the south through a planned five additional forts, designated PFL I, and the ring of forts around Liege itself. Liege commanded crucial road and rail crossings of the Meuse, and remained as strategically important in the 1930s as in 1914. The modernized Liege forts were desi...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781233068289
  • Publisher: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 28
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 68 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1233068288
  • Publisher Date: 18 Aug 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Brialmont Forts, Fortified Position of Liege, Fortified Position of Namur, Fort Eben-Emael, Fort de Loncin, Fort Breendonk
  • Width: 189 mm


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