Bunker MM 18 Thimister-Clermont

This is bunker MM 18 of the PFL 1, the 1st line of defense of the 'Position Fortifiée de Liège'.

MM refers to the sector 'Manaihant-Les Margarins-' where it is the 18th of a total of 19 bunkers. Bunker MM 19 no longer exists; it was demolished after the war.

This bunker is located in the middle of a meadow. Horses graze on one side and cows on the other. The bunker is probably no longer accessible but at the time of the visit could not be viewed on all sides due to the presence of cattle, so it was not certain if the entrance was bricked up.

As general information it can be mentioned that this bunker like most bunkers of the PFL are made of reinforced concrete and were built in the early 1930s. The walls and ceiling are 1.30 m thick. They had to withstand shelling with 150mm shells. Only the walls at the rear are slightly less thick, because in principle they were not exposed to enemy fire.

When the bunkers lost their strategic value for the defense of Belgium after the war, the metal of the hatches and doors was sold as scrap metal. Also, most of the plots on which they were situated were sold, so many bunkers are now on private plots. Like bunker MM 18.

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Source

• Text: Ed Lewandowski
• Photos: Ed Lewandowski
• La Position Fotifiée de Liège, Coenen & Vernier