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Sluice bunker Antitankgracht

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  • Location: Schilde, Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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    July 28, 2022

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    The bunkers at the Antitankgracht consist of lock bunkers with the associated subsidiary bunkers. The lock bunkers are elongated freestanding bunkers with a large blank wall, camouflaged by eggs, and served to keep the water level in the anti-tank ditch at the correct height.
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    April 21, 2023

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    These types of Belgian lock bunkers had to guard the locks that kept the water level in the 'Antwerp anti-tank ditch' up to standard. Eggs promote the growth of moss on the bunker and provide natural camouflage.
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    May 18, 2022

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    You will find lock bunkers at various locations along the Antitankgracht route.
    Here you are at a historic location that was part of the Defense Line of Antwerp WW2.
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    Location: Schilde, Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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