The Norbertines of Tongerlo Abbey erected a moated castle on the site where noble lords and ladies had resided since 1271.
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The Norbertines of Tongerlo Abbey erected a moated castle on the site where noble lords and ladies had resided since 1271.
In Antwerp, dozens of kilometres of trenches, parapets and ramparts lie hidden under a thick crust of branches and leaves.
The Zwin region between Belgium and the Netherlands has had an eventful military past as a natural border since the Hundred Years' War broke loose. Even during World War I, the border region came back into focus.
With a bunker as its foundation and on top of a floodbank, Air Guard Tower 5K3 offered a broad view over the Hollandsch Diep and the Mariapolder beyond.
In the 20th century, the French commune of Bachy had more than 40 customs officers keeping an eye on the train station and along the approach roads from Belgium.
You bump into this brick obelisk at the edge of a forest in northern France. The monument was erected more than two centuries ago.
World War I drove soldiers from all over the world to the battlefield in West Flanders. More than a hundred thousand Senegalese tirailleurs were also called up.
The Western Scheldt, the gateway to the port of Antwerp, played an essential role during World War II.
The Belgian army erected an observation post on the remains of the presbytery of St Catherine's Chapel in Pervijze during World War I.
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