Belfort
City
French fortress city in the gap between the Vosges and the Jura, which held out through the siege of 1870-1871.
Held by
- 1789 – June 21, 1940 France
- December 21, 1813 – April 11, 1814 Austrian Empire Military occupation
- June 14, 1940 – November 7, 1944 Germany Military occupation
- June 22, 1940 – June 5, 1944 Germany
- since November 8, 1944 France
Events here 1
- November 3, 1870 – February 18, 1871 Siege of Belfort