Tags: Military Structure.
The Fort des Dunes also known as Fort Leffrinckoucke and sometime Fort de l’Est is located in the commune of Leffrinckoucke France about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Dunkerque. Built from 1878 to 1880 it is part of the Séré de Rivières system of fortifications that France built following the defeat of the Franco-Prussian War. Although it played no part in World War I it had a significant role in both the beginning and end of World War II.
