Fortified Region of Metz
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The Fortified Region of Metz was a major French defensive complex of forts and ouvrages around Metz, built primarily in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to protect the eastern frontier.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortified region
ⓘ
military defensive system ⓘ |
| builtBy |
French Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French military engineers ⓘ |
| constructionEndApprox |
1910s
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 19th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartApprox | 1870s ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage and historical sites
ⓘ
military training areas ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
French Army units
ⓘ
German Army units ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ammunition depots
ⓘ
artillery positions ⓘ barbed wire obstacles ⓘ batteries ⓘ command posts ⓘ communication tunnels ⓘ forts ⓘ infantry works ⓘ observation posts ⓘ ouvrages ⓘ trench systems ⓘ underground shelters ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Séré de Rivières system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
evolution of artillery technology ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Grand Est
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Est region
Metz NERFINISHED ⓘ Moselle department NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern France ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of Metz (1944) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French eastern frontier defenses ⓘ |
| protects |
French–German border
ⓘ
Moselle valley NERFINISHED ⓘ city of Metz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
deter German attack
ⓘ
permanent fortification system ⓘ provide secure bases for counter‑offensives ⓘ |
| status |
partly abandoned
ⓘ
partly preserved ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
defend eastern frontier of France
ⓘ
delay and channel enemy advances ⓘ support field armies in Lorraine ⓘ |
| terrain |
hills around Metz
ⓘ
plateaus dominating approaches to Metz ⓘ |
| upgradedFor | integration with Maginot Line concepts ⓘ |
| upgradedIn | interwar period ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
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