Bunker C Position Avancée Henri-Chapelle

The defensive lines of the city of Liege, known as "La Posistion Fortifiée de Liège" consisted of 4 defensive lines built around the city of Liège. It consisted of 16 forts with numerous bunkers in between.

In addition to these bunkers, there were also the so-called 'Position Avancées' forward positions. These positions were located in Beusdael, Bilstain, Dolhain, Goé, Grunhaut, Henri-Chapelle, Hèvremont, Hockai, Hombourg, Jalhay, Limbourg, Malmedy and Stavelot.

This bunker 'C' belonged to the forward position of Henri-Chapelle. This position consisted of 12 bunkers, A through M. Bunker C has continued to sink into the wet grassland over the years. As a result, both the entrance and the gun emplacement are no longer visible.

Presumably they served as observation and protection bunkers for the frontier cyclists stationed in nearby barracks of the of the 'Gardes Frontière'. These barracks were located in Hombourg and Henri-Chapelle, among others.

The 'cyclistes frontières', frontier cyclists, who guarded the frontiers, moved by bicycle on patrol and to the surrounding bunkers in the nearby sectors.

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• Text: Ed Lewandowski
• Photos: Ed Lewandowski