Free visit

Name: Free visit
Start: 2022-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Fort de Leveau

Come visit one of the last witnesses of Maubeuge the Military and follow in the footsteps of the soldiers of 1914 who defended the city during the two weeks of battles.

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

ASFL

We offer you a free application that will guide you throughout your journey.
On the principle of the audioguide, once downloaded, the application will allow you to discover the operation of the fort and the unfolding of the battle of Maubeuge. You can also listen to many testimonies related to the bombing of the fort.
Once on site, throughout your journey, you will encounter both indoor and outdoor QR Codes. Scan them with your smartphone to access the contents of the scenes via the scan button. Download the app

About the location

Fort de Leveau

Route de Mairieux - 59750 Feignies

Nord
Hauts-de-France

The fort of Leveau was built between 1882 and 1884 according to the strategy set up by the general Séré of Rivers. There are one of the six forts built to defend(forbid) the city of Maubeuge and to put back(hand) its defensive system to level. The fort is going to undergo fights of September, 1914 during the seat(siege) of the fortified town. Having bombed 7, the structure of fort shows itself totally maladjusted to the shootings(firings) of the German modern artillery. About 120 men(people) die there. The fort is at the moment one of the last witnesses(batons) of the history(story) of Maubeuge in 1914\.