Königstein Fortress
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Königstein Fortress, the "Saxon Bastille", is a hilltop fortress near Dresden, in Saxon Switzerland, Germany, above the town of Königstein on the left bank of the River Elbe. It is one of the largest
Königstein Fortress in 2008
View of the fortress from the B 172 (Pirna-Bad Schandau) road
Königstein Fortress, painting by Bernardo Bellotto (created 1756–1758)
Fortress wall on the east side with the Friedrichsburg
Henri Giraud
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Henri Honoré Giraud was a French Army general best known for his escape from German captivity in 1942 and subsequently as one of the leaders of the French Resistance and a rival of Charles de Gaulle.
Königstein Fortress
…Frank Wedekind (1899–1900), writer and dramatist Henri Giraud (1940–1942), French general; successfully escaped from the castle Bertrand Fagalde (1940-1945), French general; captured just after the Battle of Dunkirk…
Giraud (second from the right) with German officers, May 1940
Giraud during one of his daily walks in captivity
Propaganda poster depicting Giraud as civil and military commander-in-chief
Roosevelt and Giraud in Casablanca on 19 January