, ▁led ▁by ▁Jean ▁Bur ger . ▁Al most ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁prisoners ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁concentration ▁cam ps ▁as ▁American ▁forces ▁approached ▁Met z ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁The ▁Germ ans ▁ev acu ated ▁the ▁fort ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁moved ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁d eta ine es ▁to ▁Str uth of , ▁Sch ir meck ▁or ▁Rav ens br ück . ▁ ▁Georg ▁Hem pen ▁was ▁tried ▁and ▁sent enced ▁in ▁absent ia ▁to ▁death . ▁He ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁while ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁police ▁officer ▁in ▁Old enburg , ▁Germany . ▁After ▁a ▁length y ▁trial , ▁he ▁was ▁acqu itted ▁on ▁technical ▁grounds . ▁ ▁Pres ent ▁situation ▁A ▁mem orial ▁to ▁the ▁Res istance ▁and ▁Deport ation , ▁designed ▁by ▁architect ▁R . ▁Z on ca , ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁when ▁the ▁fort ▁became ▁the ▁property ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Met z . ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁designated ▁a ▁historical ▁monument ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁The ▁fort ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁at ▁scheduled ▁times . ▁ ▁Att ribution ▁▁ ▁This ▁article ▁incorpor ates ▁text ▁translated ▁from ▁the ▁corresponding ▁French ▁Wikipedia ▁article ▁as ▁of ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Lé on ▁Bur ger , ▁T rag éd ies ▁mos ell anes , ▁le ▁fort ▁de ▁Que