Fort d'Illange
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The Fort d'Illange is a fortification located to the south of Thionville in the Moselle department of France. It was built by Germany next to the town of Illange in the early 20th century after the annexation of the Moselle following the Franco-Prussian War. The Fort d'Illange was part of the Moselstellung, a group of eleven fortresses surrounding Thionville and Metz to guard against the possibility of a French attack aimed at regaining Alsace and Lorraine, with construction taking place between 1905 and 1911. The fortification system incorporated new principles of defensive construction to deal with advances in artillery. Later forts, such as Illange, embodied innovative design concepts such as dispersal and concealment. These later forts were designed to support offensive operations, as an anchor for a pivoting move by German forces into France.
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Location: 49.3339, 6.1767, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Siege of Metz ⓘ
451 siege -
Battle of Remich ⓘ
882 battle -
Unknown ⓘ
1324 siege -
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Siege of Metz ⓘ
1444 siege -
Siege of Metz ⓘ
1473 siege -
Unknown ⓘ
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Siege of Metz ⓘ
1518 siege -
Siege of Metz ⓘ
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Siege of Thionville ⓘ
1558 Unsuccessful Spanish siege of Thionville -
Relief of Thionville ⓘ
1639 battle of the Thirty Years' War -
Siege of Thionville ⓘ
1643 siege -
Siege of Thionville ⓘ
1792 siege during the War of the First Coalition -
Siege of Metz ⓘ
1814 siege during the War of the Sixth Coalition -
Siege of Thionville ⓘ
1870 battle of the Franco-Prussian War -
Battle of Spicheren ⓘ
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Battle of Borny-Colombey ⓘ
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Battle of Gravelotte ⓘ
1870 battle of the Franco-Prussian War -
Siege of Metz ⓘ
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Battle of Noisseville ⓘ
1870 battle -
Battle of Bellevue ⓘ
1870 battle -
Battle of Metz ⓘ
1944 siege -
War of the Messin Succession ⓘ
1221 war of succession -
War of Metz ⓘ
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War of the Basket of Apples ⓘ
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Fort Bellecroix ⓘ
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Fort Bordes ⓘ
military structure located at Boric, Metz -
Fort de Guentrange ⓘ
museum in France -
Fort de Koenigsmacker ⓘ
architectural structure -
Fort de Plappeville ⓘ
fort
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Fort Jeanne d'Arc ⓘ
fortification in Moselle, France -
Fort Moselle ⓘ
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Fortifications of Metz ⓘ
fortress -
Forts of Metz ⓘ
fortified belts around Metz, Lorraine, France -
Group Fortifications Of Saint-Quentin ⓘ
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Observatoire d'Hettange ⓘ
Maginot Line observatory -
Ouvrage Bois-Karre ⓘ
museum in France -
Ouvrage Hackenberg ⓘ
gros ouvrage of the Maginot Line -
Ouvrage Mont des Welches ⓘ
gross ouvrage of the Maginot Line -
Fort de Saint-Julien ⓘ
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Fort Saint-Privat ⓘ
military camp near Metz, France -
Fort Deroulede ⓘ
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Fort Decaen ⓘ
Military installation -
Fort Gambetta ⓘ
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Group Fortification Lorraine ⓘ
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Group Fortification Marne ⓘ
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Group Fortifications Francois-de-Guise ⓘ
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Fort Lauvallieres ⓘ
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Fort d'Illange ⓘ
museum in France -
Ouvrage Bois-du-Four ⓘ
museum in France -
Ouvrage Bousse ⓘ
museum in France -
Ouvrage Bréhain ⓘ
ouvrage of the Maginot Line -
Ouvrage Galgenberg ⓘ
ouvrage of the Maginot Line -
Ouvrage Immerhof ⓘ
Maginot Line fort in France -
Ouvrage Michelsberg ⓘ
museum in France -
donjon des Gournay ⓘ
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Tour aux Puces ⓘ
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tour Mahuet de Labry ⓘ
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 451 | Siege of Metz | Western Roman Empire, siege, Hunnic Empire, sack | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 882 | Battle of Remich | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1324 | Unknown | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1371 | Unknown | armed conflict | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1444 | Siege of Metz | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1473 | Siege of Metz | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1489 | Unknown | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1518 | Siege of Metz | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1552 | Siege of Metz | Holy Roman Empire, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1558 | Siege of Thionville | Holy Roman Empire, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1639 | Relief of Thionville | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1643 | Siege of Thionville | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1792 | Siege of Thionville | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1814 | Siege of Metz | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1870 | Siege of Thionville | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1870 | Battle of Spicheren | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1870 | Battle of Borny-Colombey | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1870 | Battle of Gravelotte | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1870 | Siege of Metz | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1870 | Battle of Noisseville | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1870 | Battle of Bellevue | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle of Metz | United States, battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1221 | War of the Messin Succession | County of Champagne, war of succession, Republic of Metz | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1324 | War of Metz | war | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1428 | War of the Basket of Apples | war | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort Bellecroix | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Bordes | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort de Guentrange | military museum, fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort de Koenigsmacker | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort de Plappeville | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Jeanne d'Arc | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Moselle | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fortifications of Metz | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Forts of Metz | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Group Fortifications Of Saint-Quentin | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Observatoire d'Hettange | fort, observatory | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Ouvrage Bois-Karre | military museum, fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Ouvrage Hackenberg | gros ouvrage, military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Ouvrage Mont des Welches | gros ouvrage | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1867 | Fort de Saint-Julien | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1872 | Fort Saint-Privat | fortress | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1876 | Fort Deroulede | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1878 | Fort Decaen | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1879 | Fort Gambetta | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1899 | Group Fortification Lorraine | fortress | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1907 | Group Fortification Marne | fortress | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1907 | Group Fortifications Francois-de-Guise | fortress | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1908 | Fort Lauvallieres | fort | Wikidata |
| site | museum | Fort d'Illange | architectural structure, military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Ouvrage Bois-du-Four | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Ouvrage Bousse | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Ouvrage Bréhain | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Ouvrage Galgenberg | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Ouvrage Immerhof | Maginot Line fort, military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1930 | Ouvrage Michelsberg | architectural structure, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | tower | donjon des Gournay | keep | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Tour aux Puces | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | tour Mahuet de Labry | fortified tower | Wikidata | |