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| Raversyde Museum Ostend |
The museum preserves fortifications from both World Wars, built by the Germans during their occupations of Belgium.
The museum consists of over 60 bunkers and two miles of tunnel which were built on land belonging to Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, who wished to keep the fortifications intact as a national monument. He lived in a cottage on the land until his death in 1983.
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| Raversyde Prince Charles of Flanders Cottage |
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| Raversyde Battery Saltzweddel abd Neu Aachen Battery |
Aachen Battery
The Battery Aachen was built in 1915 to defend the port of Ostend and was one of a series of German coastal batteries on the Flanders Coast.
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| Raversyde View of Aachen Battery towards Ostend |
Battery Saltzweddel Neu
The Battery Saltzweddel Neu was inaugurated in September 1941 as part of the defence of the German occupied port of Ostend. In 1942 it was incorporated into the Atlantic Wall, a coastal defence system that stretched from Norway to Spain. Anti-aircraft guns were added to engage Allied bombers crossing the Flanders Coast when travelling to and from bombing raids.
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| Raversyde View of Battery Saltzweddel Neu |