Crèvecœur Castle
Crèvecœur Castle (French: Château de Crèvecœur) is a ruined castle in Belgium, overlooking the village of Bouvignes-sur-Meuse in the province of Namur.
| Crèvecœur Castle | |
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| Belgium | |
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| Type | Castle |
History
Crèvecœur Castle was built to help defend the fortified town of Bouvignes in 1320.[1]
In 1554, the castle was besieged by French king Henri II.[1]
On the 13 May 1940, during the Battle of France, German troops from the II./Schützen-Regiment 7 (a unit from the 7th Panzer Division under the command of Erwin Rommel) takes over the castle after crossing the Meuse river from the II/66e régiment d'infanterie which defended it.[2]
See also
References
- "Castles.nl - Crèvecoeur Castle". www.castles.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- Mary, Jean-Yves (2009). Le Corridor des Panzers. Bayeux, Heimdal. p. 221.
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