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Battle of Fort Driant : ウィキペディア英語版 | Battle of Fort Driant
The Battle of Fort Driant was a constituent battle in the 1944 Battle of Metz, during the Lorraine Campaign and the greater Siegfried Line Campaign. The battle was on occupied French territory between the forces of the United States Third Army under the command of General George S. Patton and the forces of Nazi Germany under General Otto von Knobelsdorff. ==Location and Fortifications==
Fort Driant was located five miles southwest of Metz, just west of the Moselle River.〔http://www.90thdivisionassoc.org/90thdivisionfolders/mervinbooks/XX/XX02.pdf〕 Originally built in 1902 and named after Colonel Émile Driant, the fort was continuously reinforced throughout World War II by both the French and German armies. Fort Driant was made from steel reinforced concrete, it was also surrounded by a deep dry moat and barbed wire. It housed five main gun batteries of 150mm guns, infantry trenches, and armored machine gun and observation posts. From its commanding position, it could direct heavy fire in the Moselle Valley. The fort could also bring down flanking fire that produced heavy casualties amongst the men of General Walton Walker's XX Corps.〔http://www.90thdivisionassoc.org/90thdivisionfolders/mervinbooks/XX/XX02.pdf〕
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