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Le château en bref
Aubin-Neufchâteau Fort, in the municipality of Dalhem, belongs to the Liège Fortified Position. Its construction began in April 1935 and was largely complete when the German invasion came in May 1940. Roughly triangular in plan, it is organised around a central reinforced-concrete massif surrounded by a defended ditch, with two artillery blocks housing twin 75 mm turrets, a mortar block and counterscarp positions. Its galleries extend 20 to 28 metres underground. It opened fire on 10 May 1940, the first day of the attack. The Germans entered its perimeter on 15 May without taking it. It repelled an assault on 20 May with the support of Battice fort and surrendered the following day, almost out of ammunition. Its garrison was held captive for five years at Königsberg. Used during the occupation for tests of anti-bunker weapons, the fort was badly damaged. In 1989, the Belgian Army, its owner, chose not to repair this war damage. A memorial commemorates the 24 dead, and the site is home to a colony of bats.