Qualla: Fort Jeanne d'Arc https://qualla.com/fort-jeanne-d-arc en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:32 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Fort Jeanne d'Arc https://qualla.com/fort-jeanne-d-arc Fort Jeanne d'Arc: Introduction https://qualla.com/fort-jeanne-d-arc/ On December 13, 1944, the garrison of Fort Jeanne d'Arc finally surrendered. It was the last of the Metz fortifications to fall, holding out for nearly a month after American forces had already pushed past it and crossed the Moselle. The fort had been built by Germans, named by the French after a saint who once saved their nation, besieged by Americans, and would soon be staffed by Canadians. If any single structure captures the tangled military history of the Franco-German borderlands, it is this sprawling complex of tunnels, barracks, and gun positions buried in the hills west of Metz.

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/0/s/r/fort-jeanne-d-arc-wp/u0sr-fort-jeanne-darc-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Fort Jeanne d'Arc: The Empress's Fortress https://qualla.com/fort-jeanne-d-arc/ The Germans called it Feste Kaiserin -- the Empress's Fortress. Constructed between 1899 and 1908, it was part of the Moselstellung, a ring of eleven fortifications surrounding Metz and Thionville that Germany built after annexing Alsace-Lorraine in the Franco-Prussian War. The s...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/0/s/r/fort-jeanne-d-arc-wp/u0sr-fort-jeanne-darc-pattons-bloody-fortress-battle.mp3 0:06 4 full Fort Jeanne d'Arc: From Battlefield to Radar Screen https://qualla.com/fort-jeanne-d-arc/ The Cold War gave Fort Jeanne d'Arc an unlikely second career. NATO selected the underground complex to house the Moselle Common Area Control center, providing air traffic control and air defense coordination for northeastern France, Luxembourg, and the adjoining edges of West Ge...

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