Bunker Belt Bruggenhoofd Gent – Rear Line Bunker B32

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.

On the territory of Lemberge there is one rear line bunker between Muntekouter and Betsberg.
It was cemented, the corners were finished with brick and there was a saddle roof with red Boomse tiles on top.
The bunker consisted of one room and an airlock.
It was equipped as standard for the installation of a Maxim machine gun but also for the installation of a Hotchkiss or Colt machine gun.
The bunker is located in a meadow, on the edge of a small forest that was only planted after the war. It can be reached via the Schooierswegel, a field path that ends in the Zonneveld.

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