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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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proved successful against the western fortifications (the Belgian Fort Eben-Emael is the best-known example). The World War II German invasion plan of...
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replaced with machine guns. As the most northern fort in PFL IV, it was tasked to support Fort Eben-Emael. A flanking bunker was built to survey the Laveau...
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Roclenge sur Geer, l'église Saint-Remy Wonck, chapel in the hills Fort Eben-Emael was a major fortress intended to defend Belgium against attack from...
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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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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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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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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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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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defensive strategies. There was some skirmishing between patrols and the French forts of the Ligne Alpine exchanged fire with their Italian counterparts of the...
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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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Pourbaix. Barchon opened fire on the morning of 10 May in support of Fort Eben-Emael with 15 cm guns. The anti-aircraft battery shot down a German aircraft...
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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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in the early stages of the war, including the successful capture of Fort Ében-Émael in Belgium. It later fought in the Battle of Crete but after heavy...
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Rotterdam Zeeland The Grebbeberg Afsluitdijk Rotterdam Blitz Belgium Fort Eben-Emael K-W Line Dyle Plan David Hannut Gembloux Lys Ypres–Comines Canal Luxembourg...
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The Battle of Fort Ében-Émael occurred along the Corps' defensive line. German planners had recognised the need to eliminate Fort Ében-Émael if their army...
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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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