Metz (Great Nuclear War)

Metz is a city located in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of theMoselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand Est region. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, andLuxembourg,  the city forms a central place of the European Greater Regionand the SaarLorLux euroregion.

Great Nuclear War
France was spared the chaos of the Great Nuclear War of 1962 because French President Charles de Gaulle ordered the French military NOT to fire their nuclear weapons on Soviet positions in East Germany. While this decision ultimately saved France from nuclear annihilation, the city of Metz was accidentally hit by a Soviet nuclear weapon that misfired, the original target was intended to be either a city or a NATO military base located in West Germany.

Over 100,000+ died in the first burst, while thousands more followed with radiation sickness.