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...

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...

Ében-Émael (French pronunciation: [ebɛn emal]; Walloon: Eben-Emål; Limburgish: Aemaol; Dutch: Eben-Emaal) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the...

Campaign and the Eastern Front. The battle also included the Battle of Fort Eben-Emael, the first strategic airborne operation using paratroopers ever attempted...

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...

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...

The municipality consists of the following districts: Bassenge, Boirs, Ében-Émael, Glons, Roclenge-sur-Geer, and Wonck. Bassenge, church: l'église Saint-Pierre...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Rotterdam Zeeland The Grebbeberg Afsluitdijk Rotterdam Blitz Belgium Fort Eben-Emael Hannut David Gembloux La Lys Ypres–Comines Canal France Sedan Montcornet...

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...

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...

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...

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...

German forces attacked the new Belgian forts, quickly neutralising Eben-Emael by airborne assault. The three other forts were bombarded by 305 mm howitzers...

Rotterdam Zeeland The Grebbeberg Afsluitdijk Rotterdam Blitz Belgium Fort Eben-Emael Hannut David Gembloux La Lys Ypres–Comines Canal France Sedan Montcornet...

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...

proved successful against the western fortifications (the Belgian Fort Eben-Emael is the best-known example). The World War II German invasion plan of...

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....