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TO FORT BATTICE
- Fort Battice, built for World War II, was a
military stronghold to protect Belgium from a likely German invasion.
It was one of the forts of PFL I (Position Fortifiée Liège I = fortified positions around Liège). It is
built on the extreme eastern part of the 330m high Herve-plateau, at 17
km from the German border. Battice was the foremost advanced base of
PFL I.
- The central massif of the fort has the shape of
a pentagon, protected on four sides by an anti-tank moat; there was no
moat at the side facing railway No. 38. The
central part had a surface of 13.5 ha (about 33 acres), while the total
surface of the entire fortress was approximately 47 ha (116 acres).
- The
building of the fortress started in April 1934. At the outbreak of the
war, some finalising work was still taking place.
- Fort Battice disposed of
a garrison of 750 men. After the surrender of May 22 (1940) the
surviving crew were transported to Germany, where they spent five years
in captivity (many never came back).
- After
the rendition, the fortress was dismantled by the Germans and used for
experimentation
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