Bunker Belt Bruggenhoofd Gent - Command Bunker C10

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.

There were 3 bunkers on the territory of Schelderode, 1 of which was demolished.
The C10 was a command bunker on the support line between support point Semmerzake and Muntekouter, it was located between D10 (390 m) and D11 (270 m).
The bunker was completely walled with brick and had a saddle roof covered with red Boom roof tiles.
It consisted of two rooms that were connected at the back and an access lock. There was only one loophole in the room where the lock came.
Both the command room on the right and the machine gun room on the left still had a false window.
The machine gun room only had facilities for the positioning of a Maxim machine gun.
The bunker is located about 80 meters away in a field next to a white farm with stepped gables. It is completely surrounded by greenery and is therefore difficult to recognize.

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