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Fort de Queuleu
Part of Séré de Rivières system, Fortifications of Metz
France
Fort de Queuleu is located in France
Fort de Queuleu
Fort de Queuleu
Coordinates49°05′44″N 6°12′13″E / 49.09558°N 6.20367°E / 49.09558; 6.20367
TypeFort
Site information
OwnerCity of Metz
Controlled byFrance
Open to
the public
Yes, surface
ConditionAbandoned
Site history
Built1868 (1868)
MaterialsBrick, stone, concrete
Battles/warsBattle of Metz

The Fort de Queuleu (French pronunciation: [fɔʁ kølø]) is a fortification to the southeast of Metz, near Queuleu, France. Construction began while part of Lorraine was under French rule in 1868. After the interruption of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, the fort was improved between 1872 and 1875 by the German Empire, which had conquered the area in the war. Renamed Fort Goeben, it formed part of the first ring of the fortifications of Metz. Functionally obsolete by the First World War, it saw no military action, but was used by the Germans as a detention center for members of the French Resistance during World War II.

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