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Fort Loncin

El Fort Loncin és un dels més espectaculars punts de la història militar del segle XX. Pràcticament és el primer camp de batalla de la I Guerra Mundial (la guerra començà el 2 d'agost de 1914 i aquí la batalla ja acabava el 15 d'agost). Concretament es tracta d'un gran fort d'artilleria, el qual fou bombardejat amb obusos de 420mm (el Big Bertha), un dels quals arribà al polvorí. L'explosió fou tan gran que va matar uns 320 homes i va fer volar gairebé tot el fort. La resta de torretes (blindades i de varies tones cada una) volaren com taps de xampany, segons testimonis presencials.Per més informació, veieu les pàgines del final del comentari. Aquí podeu veure el gegantesc cràter de l'explosió, d'uns 35m de diàmetre.

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Fort Loncin is one of the most dramatic battlefields of XX century. It was here that modern warfare was born. It was also one of the first battles of World War I; in august 1914, the city of Liege was attacked by the german army. This huge fort was bombarded with 420mm shells (the famous Big Bertha) untill one exploded in the gunpowder magazine. The explosion of tons of explosive was so huge that 320 men where killed and in the part of the fort not blowed to dust, the steel cupolas (several tons each) exploded like champagne bottles. Here you can see the giant crater left.

For more info:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Li%c3%a8ge
www.geocities.com/~brialmont/forts.html
www.geocities.com/~brialmont/loncin.html
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bertha_(howitzer)

Taken in: Belgique / Liège / Ans / Waroux (show map)

Taken on: August 1, 2007

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Camera: Pentax *ist DS, f/19.0, 1/125 sec, 18mm (=27mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Pentax *ist DS
Aperture:	f/19.0
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	18mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
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Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	High
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