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Reconstructs the assault on Fort Eben Emael where 78 German paratroopers succeeded in overtaking a Belgian garrison many times their number by using an unorthod

In the early morning of 10 May 1940, the sky literally fell on the heads of the defenders of Fort Eben-Emael, considered to be Belgium's most powerful fortress.

In early May 1940, the fortress of Eben Emael was a potent sentinel over the Belgian–Dutch borderlands. The fortress covered 75 hectares on the surface, had 5

In Belgium’s Dilemma: The Formation of Belgian Defense Policy, 1932-1940, Jonathan Andrew Epstein presents, for the first time in English, a detailed examinat

This study details the events of 10 May 1940 at Fort Eben Emael, Belgium, and the elements that led to the successful seizure of the fort by the German military