Category: Liege 1914

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… Continue Reading “Despatches: Fort de Loncin 1914”