Bunker Belt Bruggenhoofd Gent - Command Bunker AS4

Belgian bunker, part of the Ghent Bridgehead. This defensive position was constructed between 1934 and 1938, eight kilometres south of Ghent. Its construction was part of the fortification policy that Belgium pursued after the First World War.
The actual bridgehead consisted of two resistance nests – Betsberg and Muntekouter – and three strong points – Semmerzake, Eke and Astene.
The resistance nests and strong points were connected to each other by a curtain consisting of three defence lines.

This Belgian bunker was built during the Interbellum as part of the Astene Support Point. The bunker was armed with a Maxim machine gun. The bunker has been largely covered with sand.

Extensive information about this bunker belt can be found on the site Bunkergordel Bruggenhoofd Gent.

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Source

• Text: TracesofWar
• Photos: Marie-Christine Vinck
• - bunkergordel.be