Fort Loncin, Liége On August 12th, 1914, at 6.30pm the first shell, weighing 1900 pounds, was fired against Fort Pontisse. This was one of 12 forts that sorounded the Belgian town of Liege. Soon had all the forts surrendered to the German forces. Fort Loncin was hit by one of these shells and on these pictures you can see the damage that the shell caused. Here you can read more about the Battle of Liége |
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I am standing in the middle of this picture, here you can get a picture of the size of the fort. As the Fort was closed, we had to climb our way in. This is not to recomend. |