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een niet al te groot stadje heeft zinds de middeleeuwen strijd gevoerd de redelijk goed bewaardgebleven citadel is daar getuigen van . de fransman vouban tekende ook voor dit verdedigings werk en staat ook op de unesco erfgoed lijst
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Three shots of Alco built SNCF 141R 2-8-2 141.R.298 with the stock of a military special at Bitche - 19/12/1972.
The Gare de Bitche (previously Gare de Bitche-Ville), was a railway station on the Haguenau–Hargarten-Falck line, located in the town of Bitche in the French department of Moselle.
It was opened in 1869 by the Chemins de fer de l'Est and closed in 2014 by the SNCF along with the Sarreguemines–Bitche section of the railway line.
This from Wikipedia:
The town is known for its large citadel originating from a castle built at the beginning of the 13th century. The fortress is noted for its resistance during the Franco-Prussian War. Louis-Casimir Teyssier, its commander and chief, held the place for about 8 months with 3,000 men against about 20,000 Prussian and Bavarian soldiers until the French government ordered him to surrender after the ceasefire in 1871. The town became part of Germany after that date until the end of the First World War, when it was given back to France. During the Second World War, it was annexed by the Third German Reich (1940-1944).
The Citadel is just visible in a couple of these pictures.
Please do not share or post elsewhere without permission of the copyright holder(s).
© 2020 - 53A Models of Hull Collection. Scanned from the original 35mm monochrome negative; photographed by Alan Miller.
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Best viewed Original size (1280 x 720 pixels).
Three shots of Alco built SNCF 141R 2-8-2 141.R.298 with the stock of a military special at Bitche - 19/12/1972.
The Gare de Bitche (previously Gare de Bitche-Ville), was a railway station on the Haguenau–Hargarten-Falck line, located in the town of Bitche in the French department of Moselle.
It was opened in 1869 by the Chemins de fer de l'Est and closed in 2014 by the SNCF along with the Sarreguemines–Bitche section of the railway line.
This from Wikipedia:
The town is known for its large citadel originating from a castle built at the beginning of the 13th century. The fortress is noted for its resistance during the Franco-Prussian War. Louis-Casimir Teyssier, its commander and chief, held the place for about 8 months with 3,000 men against about 20,000 Prussian and Bavarian soldiers until the French government ordered him to surrender after the ceasefire in 1871. The town became part of Germany after that date until the end of the First World War, when it was given back to France. During the Second World War, it was annexed by the Third German Reich (1940-1944).
The Citadel is just visible in a couple of these pictures.
Please do not share or post elsewhere without permission of the copyright holder(s).
© 2020 - 53A Models of Hull Collection. Scanned from the original 35mm monochrome negative; photographed by Alan Miller.
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other stoff from the ABANDONED places tour '15:
Captain Thomas H. Garahan, 'Easy' Company, 2nd Battalion, 398th Infantry Regiment, 100th Infantry Division raises the 'Stars and Stripes' flag made secretly by a local French girl. The photo was taken by the owner of the photographic shop in Rue Colonel Teyssier in the town of Bitche, in the Moselle department of Lorraine in northeastern France. The 100th ID were later to be known as the "Sons of Bitche" after the liberation in March 16 1945. Thomas Garahan was awarded the Bronze and Silver stars and the Purple Heart. He was married, had seven children and died on September 23 1988.