List of WWII Forts edit
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List edit
Forts are in the section of the country it is located in, and has the country it was controlled by in parenthesis.
Canada edit
- Fort de l'Île Sainte-Hélène (Great Britain)[1]
- The Saint Helen Island Fort (French: Fort de l'Île Sainte-Hélène), is a historic site on Saint Helen's Island[2] in Montreal, Quebec. During World War II, it was used as an internment camp for Italians who were in the UK at the time of the declaration of war.[3]
France edit
- Fort des Ayvelles (France)[4]
- Fort des Ayvelles, also known as the Fort Dubois-Crancé, is a fortification in the Ardennes. The fort was used against the German forces in the Battle of France.[5][6]
- Fort de Maulde (France)[7]
- Fort d'Illange (Nazi Germany)[9]
- Fort d'Illange is a fortification located to the south of Thionville in the Moselle department of France. The Germans controlled the fort even though it was inside of French territory. American soldiers took back the fort towards the end of the war.
- Fort l'Écluse (France)[10]
- Fort l'Écluse, or the Fort de l'Écluse, is a military fort in Léaz, Ain. The fort held the passage of the Rhône against German forces in June 1940 during the Battle of France.[11]
Great Britain edit
- Maunsell Forts (Great Britain)[12]
- Maunsell Forts are armed towers built in the Thames and Mersey estuaries during the Second World War to help defend the United Kingdom. The forts were mainly used to to deter and report German air raids, and prevent attempts to lay sea mines.
Japan edit
- Tokyo Bay Fortress (Japan)[13]
Martinique edit
- Fort Desaix (France)[14]
Philippines edit
- Fort Drum (Philippines)[15]
- Fort Frank (United States)[16]
- Fort Hughes (United States)[17]
United States edit
- Aberdeen Proving Ground (United States)[18]
- Fort Adams (United States)[19]
- Fort Andrews (United States)[20]
- Fort Caswell (United States)[21]
- Fort Ebey (United States)[22]
- Fort Flagler (United States)[23]
- Fort Niagara (United States)[24]
- Fort Snelling (United States)[25]
- Fort Tilden (United States)[26]
- Fort Wadsworth (United States)[27]
Forts by country edit
Location edit
| Rank | Country | Forts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States
|
10 |
| 2 |  France
|
4 |
| 3 |  Philippines
|
3 |
| 4 |  Canada
|
1 |
 Great Britain
| ||
 Japan
| ||
| Martinique
|
Controlled edit
| Rank | Country | Forts controlled |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
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12 |
| 2 | France
|
4 |
| 3 | Great Britain
|
2 |
| 4 | Japan
|
1 |
| Philippines
| ||
 Nazi Germany
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References edit
- ^ "Saint Helen Island Fort". fortwiki.com. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Welcome to the Stewart Museum". www.stewart-museum.org. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/inside-ww2-internment-camp-montreal-1.5414940 [bare URL]
- ^ "Le fort des Ayvelles" (in French). cd08.fr. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Le fort en 1939". Domaine fortifié des Ayvelles (in French). Association du Fort et de la Batterie des Ayvelles. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ Lecler, Philippe. "Lieu de Memoire: le fort des Ayvelles". Ardenne, Tiens Fermes! 1940-1944 dans les Ardennes (in French). Ardenne, Tiens Fermes.
- ^ "Fort Beurnonville, puis môle fortifié du fort de Maulde" (in French). pop.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ Mary, Tome 3, pp. 184-186
- ^ "About: Fort d'Illange". dbpedia.org. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Fort l'Ecluse". barnes-montblanc.com. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ Mary, Jean-Yves; Hohnadel, Alain; Sicard, Jacques (2009). Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 5 (in French). Histoire & Collections. pp. 115–116. ISBN 978-2-35250-127-5.
- ^ "Maunsell Army Sea Forts". atlasobscura.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Fortress in Tokyo Bay - NO.2 Sea fort". daini-kaiho.jp. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Fort Desaix (Mundolsheim)". wikipe.wiki. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Fort Drum". fortwiki.com. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Fort Frank". tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Fort Hughes". pacificwrecks.com. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Aberdeen Proving Ground". fortwiki.com. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Fort Adams". fortwiki.com. 21 October 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Fort Andrews". fortwiki.com. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Fort Caswell". fortwiki.com. 16 March 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Fort Ebey". fortwiki.com. 7 June 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Fort Flagler". fortwiki.com. 5 June 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Fort Niagara". fortwiki.com. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Fort Snelling". fortwiki.com. 9 July 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Fort Tilden". fortwiki.com. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Fort Wadsworth". fortwiki.com. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2021.