Battle of Fort Ében-Émael
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The Battle of Fort Ében-Émael was a battle between Belgian and German forces that took place between 10 May and 11 May 1940, and was part of the Battle of Belgium and Fall Gelb, the German invasion of
A retractable gun turret at Fort Ében-Émael
German DFS 230 troop-carrying glider
The Albert Canal as seen from a Fort Ében-Émael machine gun position, 23 May 1940
Belgian soldiers surrender to German troops at the bridge at Veldwezelt, 11 May 1940.
Fort Ében-Émael
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Fort Eben-Emael is an inactive Belgian fortress located between Liège and Maastricht, on the Belgian-Dutch border, near the Albert Canal, outside the village of Ében-Émael. It was designed to defend B
Battle of Fort Ében-Émael
…the German invasion of the Low Countries and France. An assault force of German paratroopers, Fallschirmjäger, was tasked with assaulting and capturing Fort Ében-Émael, a Belgian fortress whose strategic position and strong artillery emplacements dominated several important bridges over the Albert Canal. These carried…
"Maastricht 2" one of Fort Eben-Emael's casemates.
Section of the Caestert Plateau where the Albert Canal can be seen cutting through the ridge
A cupola in Fort Eben-Emael after penetration by a shaped charge
Entrance area, July 2007