Personnel
In 1940 Eben-Emael was commanded by Major Jottrand. There were around 1200 Belgian troops stationed at the fort, divided into three groups. The first group was permanently stationed at the fort and consisted of 200 men technical personnel (doctors, cooks, weapon maintenance technicians etc.). The two other groups consisted of 500 artillerists each. In peace time one group would be stationed at the fort for one week. The other group would be in reserve at the village of Wonck, about 5 km away. These two groups would switch places every week.
Except for some of the officers and NCOs, most of the men were conscripts. The majority of these were reservists and were called up after the Invasion of Poland in 1939. Infantry training was poor, since the men were considered purely as artillerists.
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