Guided tour

Name: Visite guidée
Start: 2022-09-17T15:30:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Fort de Leveau

Accompanied by a guide from the association, discover the fort and its history. Construction, operation, role played during the battle of Maubeuge will no longer have any secrets for you.

17 et 18 septembre 2022Passat

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On Saturday guided tours at 15:30 and 16:30
On Sundays guided tours at 10.30am - 2.30pm - 3.30pm and 4.30pm
Reservations recommended on 03-27-62-37-07

Types d'événement

Visite commentée / Conférence

Thème 2022

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Conditions de participation

Gratuit

À propos du lieu

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\.

Etiquetas

Édifice militaire, enceinte urbaine

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