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Location: Bredene, Oostende, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Blankenbergse Vaart – Uitkerkse Polder loop from Blankenberge

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2. Maria Hendrikapark – Klemskerke loop from Oostende

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3. Beautiful cycle path along the beach – Bruges–Ostend Canal loop from Wenduine

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

May 21, 2024

The heavy battery "Deutschland" stood at this location in 1916. All information can be read on site on the pancarte.

Historical interpretation: Located between Bredene, Vosseslag and Klemskerke you can find the location where Batterie Deutschland was located during the First World War. Today, all that remains is a pool filled with water where one of the four cannons stood, while on the other side of the street some ruins and shelters can still be seen. It is not permitted to enter this zone, the domain is completely fenced and today it is used as the d'Heye nature reserve.

The heaviest of all coastal batteries of the Marine Corps Flandern was located here and had four 38cm guns. This battery was part of the Coastal Defense West. These guns were electrically operated and had a range of over 30 kilometers. After the war, the location was opened to mainly British "war tourists" who came to visit the battlefields. From 1928 onwards, interest waned and in 1939 the 'Long Maxes' were publicly sold as scrap metal. With this, these last impressive witnesses of the First World War disappeared. In the 1950s, parts of the remaining complexes, bunkers and shelters were further demolished.

Source: tracesofwar.nl/sights/77624/Voormalige-Batterie-Deutschland.htm

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Michael. M

May 15, 2022

Battery in WW1 with 4 38 cm naval guns with a range of up to 50 km. Remnants of the plant on adjacent pasture

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Location: Bredene, Oostende, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

Batterie Deutschland

1. Blankenbergse Vaart – Uitkerkse Polder loop from Blankenberge

2. Maria Hendrikapark – Klemskerke loop from Oostende

3. Beautiful cycle path along the beach – Bruges–Ostend Canal loop from Wenduine

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