Bunker Belt Bruggenhoofd Gent - Rear Line Bunker B30

Belgian bunker, part of the Ghent Bridge Head. This defensive position was constructed between 1934 and 1938 eight kilometers south of Ghent. Its construction was part of the fortification policy that Belgium pursued after the First World War.
The actual bridgehead was made up of two resistance nests – Betsberg and Muntekouter – and three support points – Semmerzake, Eke and Astene.
The resistance nests and support points were connected to each other via a curtain, consisting of three lines of defense.

There are 3 bunkers on the Bottelare territory.
The B30 is a rear line bunker between Muntekouter and Betsberg, between B29 (835 m) and B31 (320 m). He was positioned in a corner with B31 in order to have a larger field of view and shooting range.
The bunker consisted of two rooms connected at the back and an entrance hall.
Each room was equipped as standard for the installation of Maxim machine guns.

The bunker is located on private property at the back of the garden of a house. Limited visibility is possible in the field behind the garden.

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

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Marie-Christine Vinck