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Fort Giessen
This fort was built in 1878-1881 as part of the New Dutch Waterline. In 1914-1918 it was mobilized.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Fedor de Vries
Nearby
Museum
- Sky of Hope WW2 & Aviators Museum - Vuren
- War Museum Veen - Veen
- Gorcums Museum Gorinchem - Gorinchem
Point of interest
- Educational Park World War I - Giessen
- German Mural Painting - Uitwijk
- Wilhelmina-sluice Andel - Andel
Monument
- War Memorial Andel - Andel
- War Memorial Woudrichem - Woudrichem
- Memorial Destroyed Mill "Nooit Gedagt" - Woudrichem
Cemetery
- Dutch War Graves Dutch Reformed Churchyard Giessen - Giessen
- Dutch War Grave Protestant Cemetery Uitwijk - Uitwijk
- Grave Civilian Casualty Old Cemetery Rijswijk - Rijswijk (Woudrichem)
Remembrance Stone
- Stumbling Stones Kerkstraat 74 - Woudrichem
- Stumbling Stones Kerkstraat 18 - Woudrichem
- Stumbling Stones Nonnenveld 4 - Gorinchem
Fortification
- Group Shelter Type 1916/II Schoolstraat - Giessen
- Segmented Group Shelter Uitwijk - Uitwijk
- Group Shelter Type 1916/II Heulstraat - Uitwijk
Crash site
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