The Fall of Fort Eben-Emael: Or How to (go check the blog post for the title)

[Lee_Robertson]

Well, ladies and gentlemen we have reached Day Three on our Belgian adventure and today we look at one of the greatest shocks of the Bltizkrieg era… the fall of Eben Emael!

One did not simply stroll into Eben Emael—at least, that was the Belgian view in May of 1940. Boasting colossal guns, bunkers thicker than Aunt Agatha’s gravy, and a garrison of stout-hearted defenders, the fortress was thought impregnable. Then, from the heavens, down drifted a gaggle of German paratroopers in gliders, carrying gadgets and explosives never before seen in polite continental warfare. To their credit, the Belgians resisted with gallantry, fighting stubbornly amidst shock and chaos. Now, through a delightful new range of model buildings, one can relive this extraordinary clash without anyone dropping onto the dining table uninvited.

So come along to https://bayonetsandbrushes.co.uk/the-fall-of-fort-eben-emael-or-how-to-inconvenience-an-entire-army-with-a-handful-of-germans-and-a-few-door-charges/ and let us tell you the story of this once in Europe’s history event and feel the smoke, thermite, cordite and whatever else was being flung around by rather too enthusiastic Germans and entirely too stubborn Belgians

You better bring your bayonets with you this time….

[TacticalPainter]

Lots of interesting stuff there, but it’s virtually unreadable in all caps and reversed out. Breaks a couple of typographical rules that can make reading easier (use lower case and a serif typeface). As much as I wanted to read more, I had to give up reading.

[Lee_Robertson]

You arent the only person to highlight this. I was hoping a change of background and ramping up the font size would be enough but apparently not. When I get back from Greece I may have to sit down and get the Gremlins to do a complete overhaul of the website...

[Storm Wolf]

Not checked the blog but the fall of Eben-Emael has long one of favourite articles (3 parts I think) in good old Wargames Illustrated back in the day. Not sure of the issue numbers but they would have been from the early to mid 90s. Ah happy days (not for the defenders or the attackers though).