Fort de Guentrange

The Fest Oberg Gentringen, as Fort de Guentrange become called through the Germans, with the Fort de Koenig smacker and Fort d Idling confident the safety of Thionville towards French attack. Positioned to the rear of the important traces of combat in the First World War. The citadel in no way observed combat in World War I. It is the most crucial of the 3 Thionville fasten.

The net web page overlooks the Moselle valley and its western techniques, in addition to the railway traces to the west of Thionville. During World War I, Thionville became located well to the rear of German traces and in no way came below attack. With the Compiegne armistice of 1918, Lorraine has become back to France and the fort has become French property. The 3 Thionville forts became called the Fortified Group of Thionville. After the war, the French Army used the castle as a munitions depot until 1971.