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Tag: Maginot Line

Hatten (FR): Musée de l’Abri de Hatten becomes new FORTE CULTURA centre in Alsace

Mar 30, 2022

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in 2022, From the member stations, General, Hatten

The Abri de Hatten is located in Hatten in Alsace, approx. 50 km from Strasbourg and 40 km from Karlsruhe. Abri means shelter, which is a bit of an understatement […]
Four á Chaux, Lembach (FR): New FORTE CULTURA centre in Alsace

Sep 30, 2021

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in 2021, General, Upper Rhine

The Four à Chaux in Lembach is an underground fortification of the Maginot Line from the 20th century. Managed and organised by the Association des Amis de la Ligne Maginot […]
L‘Association des Amis de la Ligne Maginot d‘Alsace (Association of Friends of the Maginot Line in Alsace) becomes the first French network member

Apr 30, 2017

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in 2017, From the member stations, General

The association „Friends of the Maginot Line in Alsace“ is one of the active organisations that preserve and maintain the fortress heritage of the 20th century. Today, they play an important role in reappraising history, educating and informing people about the effects of war and destruction.

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