Group Fortification Yser

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The Feste Prinz Regent Luitpold, renamed Group Fortification Yser after 1919, is a military installation near 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 l'Yser Built: 1907 (117 years ago)Coordinates: 49°1'25"N, 6°14'7"E

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Grand EstFrance

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Nearby attractions include: Group Fortifications of Aisne, Montigny-lès-Metz, St. Martin's Church, Fort Saint-Privat.

2 miW
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