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The fort overlooks the main roads to the northeast of Belfort, which form a crossroads at Giromagny. The fort was built as part of France's Séré de Rivières system of fortifications to defend France against a recurrence of the Prussian invasion of the 1870-71 Franco-Prussian War. The fort was among the most strongly armed forts in the ...
Fort du Salbert (1874–1877), also known as Fort Lefebvre, located in Belfort at an elevation of 650 meters, the highest of the forts. It was later known as Ouvrage G and Station Maître Radar 60/921, part of the French military radar surveillance network. [7] Fort de Roppe (1875–1877), also known as Fort Ney, in the commune of Roppe.
Until 16 March 1940, the Altkirch sector was part of the Fortified Region of Belfort.Afterwards, the Altkirch sector was under the command of the 44th Army Fortress Corps under General Tence, [1] which was in turn under the command of the French 8th Army, General Garchery at the Fort de Giromagny, part of Army Group 3. [2]
Fortified region of Belfort; G. Fort de Giromagny; N. NATO Ouvrage "G" R. Fort de Roppe This page was last edited on 31 March 2016, at 23:17 (UTC). Text is ...
Giromagny (French pronunciation: [ʒiʁɔmaɲi]) is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France. Geography [ edit ]
Pages in category "Fortified region of Belfort" ... Fort de Giromagny; R. Fort de Roppe This page was last edited on 13 October 2016, at 08:22 (UTC ...
The Fort de Roppe is located at the summit of a hill near the town of Roppe, to the north of Belfort.It was sited to control the road to Colmar in co-operation with the fort at Giromagny, as well as the road to Basel, to protect the Fort de Bessoncourt's flank, and to support Fort du Salbert. [1]
Cloche at the Casemate des Vernes. Until 16 March 1940, the Altkirch sector was part of the Fortified Region of Belfort.Afterwards, the Altkirch sector was under the command of the 44th Army Fortress Corps under General Tence, [7] which was in turn under the command of the French 8th Army, General Garchery at the Fort de Giromagny, part of Army Group 3 under General Besson. [9]