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Language: en
Pages: 274
Pages: 274
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-12-30 - Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
In the early morning of 10 May 1940, the sky literally fell on the heads of the defenders of Fort Eben-Emael, considered to be Belgium's most powerful fortress.
Language: en
Pages: 82
Pages: 82
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-02-20 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
In early May 1940, the fortress of Eben Emael was a potent sentinel over the Belgian–Dutch borderlands. The fortress covered 75 hectares on the surface, had 5
Language: en
Pages: 214
Pages: 214
Type: BOOK - Published: 1991 - Publisher: Presidio Press
Designed to delay a German invasion long enough for Belgium and France to mobilize their defending forces, Eben Emael was the linch-pin upon which rested the va
Language: en
Pages: 188
Pages: 188
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-11-20 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
At the outbreak of World War II, Fort Eben Emael in Belgium was the strongest fortress in the world, and it lay exactly across the German invasion route of Belg
Language: en
Pages: 311
Pages: 311
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-10-19 - Publisher: Casemate Publishers
This WWII battlefield guide offers a detailed history of the Siege of Fort Eben Emael during the Nazi invasion of Belgium—with maps and photos throughout. On