The fort at Manonviller, east of Nancy and Lunéville, fell on August 27, 1914. The map shows the Belgian fortresses of Liège (Lüttich), Namur, Dinant, and Antwerp (Antwerpen) and French fortresses including those of Lille, Maubeuge, Givet, and Verdun.
Die Einnahme von Manonvillers
29.8.1914
Manonvillers, das stärkste Sperrfort der Franzosen, ist in deutschen Besitz.
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