Fort Battice is a Belgian fortification built after 1934 near the town of the same name, about 20 km east of Liège. The fort was part of the outer ring of fortifications around Liège (French: Position Fortifiée de Liège – PFL 1) and covered the eastern front of the city. It secured several road and railway lines. Eight other forts were within range of its artillery (Wikipedia).

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Based on the experiences from the First World War - here in particular the battles around Fort Loncin - Battice was protected by appropriately heavily reinforced concrete against fire of …

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Fort Battice is a large artillery structure built from 1934 to 1937 located in the Belgian town of Herve and belonging to the fortified position of Liège.
Located 17 kilometers from the German border, Fort Battice was one of the first positions attacked by the German army on May 10, 1940. Its garrison consisted of 750 men and, during the fighting, 34 of them lost their lives.

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Location: Herve, Verviers, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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