Fort Eben-Emael (French: Fort d'Ében-Émael, pronounced [fɔʁ debɛn emal]) is an inactive Belgian fortress located between Liège and Maastricht, on the Belgian-Dutch...
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The Battle of Fort Ében-Émael was a battle between Belgian and German forces that took place between 10 May and 11 May 1940, and was part of the Battle...
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Ében-Émael (French pronunciation: [ebɛn emal]; Walloon: Eben-Emål; Limburgish: Aemaol; Dutch: Eben-Emaal) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the...
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Campaign and the Eastern Front. The battle also included the Battle of Fort Eben-Emael, the first strategic airborne operation using paratroopers ever attempted...
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unconventional means in the Battle of Fort Eben-Emael. In the early hours of 10 May, DFS 230 gliders landed on top of the fort and unloaded assault teams that...
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War II. Maastricht was a key city in order to capture the Belgian Fort Eben-Emael and split the allied armies in half. The German goal of the operation...
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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 Liège....
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The municipality consists of the following districts: Bassenge, Boirs, Ében-Émael, Glons, Roclenge-sur-Geer, and Wonck. Bassenge, church: l'église Saint-Pierre...
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1880s with four more forts closer to the Belgian frontier with Germany. Battice is nearly as large as the more famous Fort Eben-Emael. Work began in April...
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de main attack upon the French forces of Marshal Soult. Battle of Fort Eben-Emael Blitzkrieg Coup d'état Coup de grâce Leadership spill (can be considered...
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Aubin-Neufchâteau's sister fort, Fort Eben-Emael. Aubin-Neufchâteau has been preserved and may be visited by the public. The fort is to the south of Eben-Emael and north...
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sister fort, Fort Eben-Emael. Tancrémont has been preserved and may be visited by the public. The fort is the southernmost of the four 1930s forts, located...
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first day, which allowed the Wehrmacht to outflank the nearby Belgian Fort Ében-Émael and force the Belgian army to withdraw from the German border. In the...
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the German frontier to the east of Liège. The largest of these was Fort Eben-Emael, which would play a significant role at the beginning of the Second...
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the advanced shaped charge explosive developed for the attack on Fort Ében-Émael as part of the Blitzkreig attack on the Maginot Line on May 10, 1940...
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600 lb) of cargo. It played significant roles in the operations at Fort Eben-Emael, the Battle of Crete, and in the rescue of Benito Mussolini. It was...
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through in 1940. The hill's strategic location made it the site of Fort Eben-Emael (1931–35), a major artillery defence point in the Belgian defences...
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April 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2008. Dunstan, Simon (20 November 2012). Fort Eben Emael: The key to Hitler's victory in the west. Osprey Publishing. p. 33...
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his actions during the Battle of Fort Eben-Emael in May 1940, had publicly denounced the Führer's infamous Commando...
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the Netherlands Western Front 1940-05-10 Netherlands Germany Axis Fort Ében-Émael German invasion of Belgium Western Front 1940-05-10 1940-05-11 Belgium...
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Rotterdam Zeeland The Grebbeberg Afsluitdijk Rotterdam Blitz Belgium Fort Eben-Emael Hannut David Gembloux La Lys Ypres–Comines Canal France Sedan Montcornet...
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hall Romanesque Christ (11th century) Vesdre river Fort de Tancrémont, a companion to Fort Eben-Emael, located just outside the town List of protected heritage...
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National Redoubt (Belgium) (category Forts in Belgium)
of Liège (Luik) with a number of forts the Fortified Position of Namur (Namen) with a number of forts Fort Eben-Emael the K-W line: a "canal" from Koningshooikt...
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northern Czech border facing Germany (but to lesser extent all around), Fort Eben-Emael in Belgium, Alpine Wall on the north of Italy, World War II Führerbunker...
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German forces attacked the new Belgian forts, quickly neutralising Eben-Emael by airborne assault. The three other forts were bombarded by 305 mm howitzers...
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Rotterdam Zeeland The Grebbeberg Afsluitdijk Rotterdam Blitz Belgium Fort Eben-Emael Hannut David Gembloux La Lys Ypres–Comines Canal France Sedan Montcornet...
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in the early stages of the war, including the successful capture of Fort Eben-Emael in Belgium. It later fought in the Battle of Crete but after heavy...
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Fallschirmjäger regiment in the Luftwaffe which captured the Belgian Fort Eben-Emael during the Battle of Belgium, took part in the Battle of Crete, and...
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French forces, including the French 12th Motorised Infantry Division from the Fort des Dunes, had bought time for the evacuation of the bulk of the troops....
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May the Dutch surrendered. In Belgium, German glider troops captured fort Eben-Emael by noon on 11 May; the disaster forced the Belgians to retreat to a...
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