Bunker Belt Bruggenhoofd Gent - Rear Line Bunker B38

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 Landskouter there were three bunkers of the rear line behind Betsberg.
Bunker B38 was located between B37 and B39 and was placed at an angle with B39 in order to have a larger field of view and shooting range together.
It looked like an outbuilding at the farm on the corner of the intersection of the Geraardsbergsesteenweg and the Aalmoezenijestraat.
The corners of the bunker were finished with brick, the whole was cemented and painted white. The roofing itself consisted of blue Boomse tiles.
The bunker consisted of a room and an airlock and was equipped as standard for the installation of a Maxim machine gun. It was also equipped to be able to install a Hotchkiss or Colt machine gun.
The bunker is located on private property behind a farm, it is visible from the street.

Extensive information about this bunker belt can be found on the site Bunkergordel Bruggenhoofd Gent. It also contains photos, plans and technical data of the bunkers. A map shows the locations per municipality.

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Marie-Christine Vinck