Fort de Nogent
This fort (1841) saw fighting during the Siege of Parijs (1870-1871) and from 23 to 25 August 1944 between French resistance fighters and German forces. The latter was expelled the 25th.
During the Algerian War the fort became an internment center for nearly 200 officers.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons
Nearby
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Monument
- Memorial Resistance Fighters Deported Residents Fontenay-sous-Bois - Fontenay-sous-Bois
- Franco-Prussian War Memorial Fontenay-sous-Bois - Fontenay-sous-Bois
- War Memorial Nogent-sur-Marne - Nogent-sur-Marne
Cemetery
- Commonwealth War Graves Joinville-le-Pont - Joinville-le-Pont
- French War Graves Montreuil - Montreuil
- Commonwealth War Graves Rosny-Sous-Bois - Rosny-Sous-Bois
Fortification
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