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    The fortified position of Namur (French: position fortifiée de Namur [PFN]) was established by Belgium after the First World War to fortify the traditional...
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    and 320 wounded. Namur was defended by a ring of modern fortresses, known as the fortified position of Namur (position fortifiée de Namur) and guarded by...
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    Donnell, p. 17 Donnell, pp. 55-56 Lessire, Andre. "Circuit de la Position Fortifiée de Namur" (in French). Archived from the original on 15 January 2012...
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    The fortified position of Liège (French: position fortifiée de Liège [PFL]) was established after the First World War by Belgium to block the traditional...
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    Vermeulen, J. (2000). "Belgian Fronts" [The Fortified Position of Liège]. Le Position Fortifiée de Liège. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved...
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    Battle of Verdun (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    attacked the defences of the Fortified Region of Verdun (RFV, Région Fortifiée de Verdun) and those of the French Second Army on the right (east) bank...
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    on the Région Fortifiée de Metz (Metz Fortified Region) through the Moselle valley to the Nied at Teting, then the Région Fortifiée de Lauter, east of...
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    division to France on 16 August, as the last Belgian fort of the Position fortifiée de Liège surrendered. The Belgian government withdrew from Brussels...
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