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i've been looking for info on the German fortifications along het French bordr in 1914 - there doesn't seem to be a lot on the 'net tho - does anyone know of any sources?

I have found 1 page in French on hte fortification of Strassbourg after 1870 tho - the english translation is at http://tinyurl.com/37banb & makes an interesting read once you get past the idiosyncracies of the auto-translator!!

For example Diedenhofen (french Thionville)

http://www.jinxed.de/france/Koemaker.php3

On the main page above there are also photographs of some forts of Festung Metz, and of Liege (germ. Lüttich)

Below some photos of fortress Cologne (germ. Köln)

http://www.crifa.de/festung.php3

Thanks Rhetor - I was pointed to some other sites too - eg http://www.bunkerarchaeology.net/node/449, and http://alainlecomte.free.fr/France02.htm

Thanks, SMK

Some time ago I've been looking at Liege through Google Earth, and I believe I have found a few forts. Should anyone be interested, here are the rough coordinates

50deg,36'26''N, 5deg 27'53''E (Flamelle?)
(Hollogne?) 50deg 38'46''N i 5deg 27'57'' E
(Loncin?) 50deg 40'27'' N i 5deg 29'30''E
(the Citadel?) 50deg 39'06''N i 5deg 34'40''E

(Lantin?) 50deg 41'37''N i 5deg 31'35''E
(Liers?) 50deg 41'57'' N i 5deg 34'58''E)

I believe there is a way to make a sort of URL in Google Earth you can give to others to find places.