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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën
February 22, 2025
Cycling
This bunker was part of the KW-Line, a Belgian defence line that was built between September 1939 and May 1940. The bunker was part of the 1st line.
The L 15 bunker made of reinforced concrete was built for the addition of two machine guns. It was purchased by the municipal authorities in 2007 and is regularly opened to the public.
More information can be found on site.
The L 15 bunker made of reinforced concrete was built for the addition of two machine guns. It was purchased by the municipal authorities in 2007 and is regularly opened to the public.
More information can be found on site.
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Luc Van Geyte
January 24, 2022
Hiking
In the Erfstraat we pass one of the 43 bunkers that were built in 1939 on the line Koningshooikt-Waver and that were declassified in 1952. Bunker L15 in Erfstraat in was purchased by the city council in 2007 to open to the public, as a witness to this military piece of history. This reinforced concrete bunker was built to house two machine guns.
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•Luc Van Geyte
January 24, 2022
Hiking
Although Belgium adopted a neutral position after WWI, the danger of a German attack grew again from 1933 onwards. In order to hold out until the Allies arrived, the construction …
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