Old Front Line
WW1 Podcast with Paul Reed
Despatches: Fort de Loncin 1914
In August 1914 a force of more than 55,000 German soldiers descended on the Belgian city of Liege. Protected by a belt of steel and concrete forts, at Fort de Loncin the garrison of 550 men came under murderous German artillery fire resulting in a huge explosion that turned this site into a national cemetery and memorial, and came to stand for Belgian defiance in that first year of the war.
The website of the fort is here: Fort de Loncin.
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A powerful, and moving, Despatch today, especially on the importance of Fort de Loncin to Belgium’s remembrance of the Great War. These ruins are incredible; eerily, some of your photos look almost exactly like the German photos taken in 1914, just after the fort was shattered by the Big Berthas. Thanks, as always, Paul. Just superb.
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Thank you, Nick. This visit had a great effect on me, an amazing site.
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Nice one…looks like a great visit……
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An area of the Great War that most of us have never had the chance of visiting. Such dramatic photos! Thanks for drawing it to our attention Paul
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As always, an excellent commentary. A part of the first World War that I’ve always wondered about were the Belgian Fortresses but had never seen much information. Thanks for focusing on these events.
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Thank you!
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Another fascinating and moving podcast about an often overlooked aspect of the Great War. Good to see that the tour is in the Leger Catalogue again.
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Fantsatic as usual. I am off to the Bastogne area in June and will try and add this to my WW2 tour.
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You won’t regret it!
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