Bunker Belt Bruggenhoofd Gent - Rear Line Bunker B29

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 B29 is a rear line bunker between Muntekouter and Betsberg, between B28 (215 m) and B30 (835 m). It was positioned in a corner with B28 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. In addition, it was also equipped to deploy Hotchkiss or Colt machine guns.
At the back of the second room was a dome.

The bunker can be seen in the field along Koningin Astridlaan.
It can be reached via the Onderstandswegel field road that starts in Groenstraat, or via the tow road that ends at Koningin Astridlaan.

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