Group Fortifications Francois-de-Guise

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The Feste Leipzig, renamed Group Fortifications Francois-de-Guise after 1919 by the French, is a military structure located in the municipality of Châtel-Saint-Germain, close to Metz. It is part of the second fortified belt of forts of Metz and had its baptism of fire in late 1944, when the Battle of Metz occurred. ()

Local name: Groupe fortifié François-de-Guise Built: 1907 (117 years ago)Coordinates: 49°8'41"N, 6°3'28"E

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Grand EstFrance

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Group Fortifications Francois-de-Guise – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Jeanne d'Arc, Saint Quentin Church, Bismarck Tower, Fort Decaen.

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Forts and castles
Fort Jeanne d'Arc
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Church, Romanesque architecture
Saint Quentin Church, Moulins-lès-Metz
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Tower
Bismarck Tower, Metz
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3.1 miE
Forts and castles
Fort Decaen, Metz
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2.7 miE
Forts and castles
Fort de Plappeville, Metz
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Le Ban-Saint-Martin, Metz
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4.1 miSE
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Longeville-lès-Metz, Metz
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Plappeville, Metz
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Forts and castles
Group Fortification Lorraine
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3.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Fortifications of Saint-Quentin, Metz
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