Fort S.Katelijne-Waver
corridor corridor

Entry Postern with 'Traditore' Battery which provided support fire for the surrounding fortresses. The entire left wing of the Traditore battery is destroyed. The debri is cleaned up years ago. The other pictures shows the central corridor going towards the inner part of the Fort, were air came in and central offices were located.
(Picture July 1999)

Build : From 1902

Class : Class I Fort

Material : Concrete, ceiling protects against 21cm.

Enemy Fire :
Schwere Küsten Mörser Batterie - 30,5cm, 327 shots from 7.5 km
Kürtze Marine Kanonen Batterie - 42 cm, 171 shots from 10,1 km

Layout :



When the war broke out, the installation of the guns was not yet fully completed.

St.Katelijne-Waver
To reinforce the infantry positions or the gun cupolas, sand bags were filled with concrete. Many of the bags can still be found on the terrain.

S.Katelijne-Waver S.Katelijne-Waver
Entry Postern metal gate. According to the owner of the fortress, still the original gate of 1914.
The right picture shows the right (and remaining) wing of the 'Traditore' battery.

When I was taking these photographs, I've met the owner of the fortress. When he was showing me around, he told me that his father bought the fortress during the late 60's, primarily to use the water of the ditch for feeding vetgetables.
Trees were planted on the domain, a road was constructed to give the fire brigade easily access and many houses were build on top and around the area. Today, several families are living in the domain, surrounded by green and quiteness. Much different than in 1914.

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