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About Fort de Loncin
Fort de Loncin is a sight (Forts) in Ans. The address is Rue des Héros 15 BIS, 4431 Ans. Up-to-date information is available on its own website, and you can reach it by phone at +3242464425. Just around the corner: O'Rodizio (restaurant, 275 m).
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- Sight › Forts
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- Address
- Rue des Héros 15 BIS
4431 Ans, Belgium - Phone
- +3242464425
- Website
- www.fortdeloncin.be
- contact@fortdeloncin.be
- Coordinates
- 50.67451° N · 5.49243° E
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- Identifier
- ID 52013cac-31a…
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Constructed between 1881 and 1884 as a Belgian defensive measure against Germany, Fort de Loncin was attacked during the Battle of Liège, the first battle of the invasion of Belgium during the First World War. While a pinnacle of fortification throughout the 1880s, it was destroyed by the largest artillery pieces of the German field army, showing the rapid developments of the late nineteenth century and the technological warfare of the First World War. While defeated, the valiant defense of Liège delayed the German assault on France by four to five days, giving the Entente time to prepare their defenses. The remnants and ruins of the fort still remain as well as a museum and monument.
Source: Wikivoyage, „Liège“ · authors per page history · CC BY-SA 4.0 · as of 8/10/2021