Bunker VM 36 Petit-Rechain

This is bunker VM36 of the 1st defense line of defence fot the city of Liège, La Position Fortifiée de Liège, PFL 1.

It is the 33rd of a total of 34 bunkers in this sector, Vesdre-Manaihant. Because bunkers VM1, and VM24 had a “side” bunker, and bunkers 26, 27, 28, 30 and 31 were never built, it is the 33rd bunker in this sector. It is also the last bunker in this sector because bunker VM 37 was demolished after the war.

Once the bunkers lost their strategic value for the Belgian army, all the steel and wood was sold. The plots of land on which they stood were also sold. For this reason, they now often stand in farmers' backyards or meadows and are privately owned. This bunker is today located in a backyard. The gun opening is bricked up like many bunkers.

The bunkers of the PFL were built in the 1930's. The walls and ceilings of these bunkers are of 1.30 m reinforced concrete. They could withstand shells of 150 mm.

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Source

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