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Feste Prinz Regent Luitpold


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Visited this place on my own twice now combining 6-7hr & Im still not convinced Iv seen it all. Its pretty mega IMO and yes I got lost in there but absolutely loved it, how this place has survived for well over 100yr relatively in tact is beyond me... but that may just being used to the UK


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The Feste Prinz Regent Luitpold, renamed Group Fortification Yser after 1919, is a military installation near Metz that was constructed between 1907 and 1914. It is part of the second fortified belt of forts of Metz and formed part of a wider program of fortifications called "Moselstellung", encompassing fortresses scattered between Thionville and Metz in the valley Moselle. The aim of Germany was to protect against a French attack to take back Alsace-Lorraine and Moselle from the German Empire.

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The fortification system was designed to accommodate the growing advances in artillery since the end of 19th century. Based on new defensive concepts, such as dispersal and concealment, the fortified group was to be, in case of attack, an impassable barrier for French forces.
During The Annexation of Alsace-Lorraine, the fort receives a garrison of gunners belonging to the 16th Army Corps. From 1914-1918, it served as a relay for the German soldiers at the front post. Its equipment and weapons are then at the forefront of military technology.

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In 1919, the fort was occupied by the French army. After the departure of French troops in June 1940, the German army reinvests the fort. In early September 1944, at the beginning of the Battle of Metz, the German command integrates the fort into the defensive system set up around Metz.
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Im not dissapointed to tell you that this place warrants a lot of pics so Im sure u will know by now I have a lot of pics. Hope u enjoy.
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They wernt lying with these signs!
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Some nice bits of calcite
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Thanks For Looking.
 
It's amazing the place looks so untouched apart from the equipment being removed, what would it be like over here, I dread to think
 
Feste Prinz Regent Luitpold


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Visited this place on my own twice now combining 6-7hr & Im still not convinced Iv seen it all. Its pretty mega IMO and yes I got lost in there but absolutely loved it, how this place has survived for well over 100yr relatively in tact is beyond me... but that may just being used to the UK


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The Feste Prinz Regent Luitpold, renamed Group Fortification Yser after 1919, is a military installation near Metz that was constructed between 1907 and 1914. It is part of the second fortified belt of forts of Metz and formed part of a wider program of fortifications called "Moselstellung", encompassing fortresses scattered between Thionville and Metz in the valley Moselle. The aim of Germany was to protect against a French attack to take back Alsace-Lorraine and Moselle from the German Empire.
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The fortification system was designed to accommodate the growing advances in artillery since the end of 19th century. Based on new defensive concepts, such as dispersal and concealment, the fortified group was to be, in case of attack, an impassable barrier for French forces.
During The Annexation of Alsace-Lorraine, the fort receives a garrison of gunners belonging to the 16th Army Corps. From 1914-1918, it served as a relay for the German soldiers at the front post. Its equipment and weapons are then at the forefront of military technology.

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In 1919, the fort was occupied by the French army. After the departure of French troops in June 1940, the German army reinvests the fort. In early September 1944, at the beginning of the Battle of Metz, the German command integrates the fort into the defensive system set up around Metz.
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Im not dissapointed to tell you that this place warrants a lot of pics so Im sure u will know by now I have a lot of pics. Hope u enjoy.
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They wernt lying with these signs!
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Some nice bits of calcite
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Thanks For Looking.
 
thanks for these great photos, as noted, if this place was in the UK, it would be covered in graffiti now.
There's some interesting art work on the walls, a bit creepy - what is the strange looking animal which appears to be sitting on a branch ?
 
Bl**dy hell Glynn, that's BOSS! The Maginot Line with Sauerkraut!!! We haven't been over there since 2018 so I reckon it might be time to book a flight and a hire car!

It's sort of a bit of Maginot Line together with a bit of "Verdun fort" thrown in for good measure!

Well done!
 
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