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For the commemorative year 2024-2025, FORTE CULTURA members are organising commemorative initiatives to raise public awareness of this part of history in fortresses. -> Remembrance sites and memorials
Discover from March to October Exciting events in historic fortresses throughout Europe. Experience music, re-enactments, festivals and much more in the fascinating settings of historic fortress monuments. -> European fortress summer
Following the Battle of the Bulge, the Wehrmacht launched its last major offensive in the west in the night from 31 December 1944 to 1 January 1945 - NORDWIND. The aim was to recapture Strasbourg and win back Alsace with several advances in northern Alsace and north-eastern Lorraine as well as from the Alsace bridgehead. Despite great sacrifices on both sides, both objectives were [...]
After French forces reached the Rhine at Mühlhausen and Strasbourg in November 1944, the Alsace bridgehead held by the Wehrmacht protruded like a bulge into the Allied front. Heavy fighting and a relentless winter took a heavy toll on soldiers and non-evacuated civilians. Numerous villages lay in ruins after the fighting. [...]
From mid-March 1945 to the end of March 1945, Operation UNDERTONE led the Allies through the Siegfried Line to the Rhine and led to the collapse of the German troops west of the Rhine. For northern Alsace and north-eastern Lorraine, the operation was the second liberation after NORDWIND. The commemorative weekend is currently being organised with the following events [...]
Commemorative trip with two historic vehicle convoys in northern Alsace, ending in Lauterbourg.
Public event in the fortress Kostrzyn nad Odra (PL) to commemorate the almost complete destruction of the city of Küstrin by the Red Army in spring 1945.
Day of Remembrance in Hatten in northern Alsace Wreath-laying ceremony, historic vehicles drive past, commemorative event at the cemetery, exhibition with historic pictures and vehicles
Special opening day of the Hornisgrinde bunker on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the capture of the Hornisgrinde by French troops, who only left the mountain peak again in 1999, with guided tours of the traces of the German and French military on the highest mountain in the northern Black Forest
End and beginning - On 8 May 2025, 80 years will have passed since the end of the Second World War in Europe. When the guns finally fell silent, more than 60 million victims were mourned. To commemorate this day and its significance for Franco-German friendship and a united Europe, the team in charge of the camouflage bunker will open the [...] on 8 May 2025.
Peace and the French - A day of remembrance at Regelbau 10 in Rastatt, organised by the Rastatt Historical Society.
Three days of events to mark the great historical re-enactment of the passage of Napoleon Bonaparte and his troops in May 1800 during the second Italian campaign. More than 300 actors from all over Europe are expected to take part in the re-enactment, offering the public a fascinating and immersive experience. The event is sponsored by the Associazione Forte di Bard in collaboration [...]
