Excursion Strasbourg (FR) - Kehl (DE)
Excursion along the two banks of the Rhine near Strasbourg-Kehl to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Strasbourg. Further information and registration
FORTE CULTURA event calendar
Discover a wide range of cultural events in historic fortress monuments. A wide variety of topics are covered.
80 years since the end of the Second World War in fortresses
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
European fortress summer
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
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Excursion, Bitche (FR)
Excursion (hike) in the Bitsch area, which was heavily contested in December 1944. Fortifications of the Maginot Line were also involved in the fighting. Further information and registration
"Stolen Memory" - Special exhibition at the Musée Mémorial Walbourg 1870-1945 (FR)
Musée Mémorial Walbourg 1870 - 1945 Rue de l'Église, Walbourg, FranceFrom mid-December, we have the good fortune and honour of hosting the exhibition #StolenMemory, sponsored by the Bad Arolsen Archives and supported by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, [...].
Remembrance weekend NORDWIND, Upper Rhine (DE/FR)
Following the Battle of the Bulge, the Wehrmacht launched its last major offensive in the west - NORDWIND - in the night from 31 December 1944 to 1 January 1945. The aim was to achieve victory with several [...]
Excursion in the Colmar region (FR)
After French forces reached the Rhine at Mulhouse and Strasbourg in November 1944, the Alsace bridgehead held by the Wehrmacht protruded like a bulge into the Allied front. Heavy [...]
Remembrance weekend UNDERTONE and the 2nd liberation (DE/FR)
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 [...]
Commemorative trip to Northern Alsace (FR)
Commemorative trip with two historic vehicle convoys in northern Alsace, ending in Lauterbourg.
Remembrance of the destruction of Küstrin in 1945, Kostrzyn nad Odra (PL)
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 1945 in Hatten (FR)
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 (DE)
Hornisgrinde Sasbachwalden, GermanySpecial opening day of the Hornisgrinde Bunker on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the capture of the Hornisgrinde by French troops. The Hornisgrinde Bunker will be taking part in the cross-border event series "80 years of [...] on Sunday, 13 April 2025, from 10:00 am.
Idyll in April - Spring awakening at the Mainz Citadel (DE)
Mainz Citadel Citadel, Mainz, GermanyTraditionell wird die Zitadelle Mainz mit dem beliebten „Frühlingserwachen“ aus ihrem Winterschlaf geholt. Die auf der Zitadelle ansässigen Vereine und Initiativen laden am Sonntag, 13. April 2025 von 14 bis 18 […]
War belongs in a museum - Kehl-Neumühl camouflage bunker (DE)
Kehl-Neumühl camouflage bunker Elsässer Str. 18, Kehl, GermanyEnd 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 had [...]
