Commandobunker Kemmel
Cold War bunker from the 1950s, twenty metres deep in the Kemmelberg, with preserved equipment of the Belgian high command.
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The Kemmel Command Bunker was built by the Belgian army between 1951 and 1953 in the flank of the Kemmelberg. It was intended as the centre of a new air defence system, but it never fulfilled that role: NATO took over air defence and the feared threat shifted from Germany to the Soviet Union. The Belgian high command therefore decided to equip the bunker as a command post with modern communication equipment, for exercises or in the event of a crisis or conflict.
From 1965 the bunker was to become the headquarters of the Belgian armed forces in the event of an attack under Soviet leadership, from where the defence of Belgium and parts of West Germany would be directed. It lies twenty metres deep and has two floors: one for command and one for communications, each with technical installations. After the Cold War it was decommissioned, but almost everything was preserved.
Since 2017 the bunker has been part of the War Heritage Institute, which opens it to the public. Visitors descend 80 steps and see the perfectly preserved equipment and layout as they were during the Cold War.
Højdepunkter
- Secret Belgian army command post from the Cold War
- Twenty metres deep, with a command floor and a communications floor
- Perfectly preserved equipment and layout
- Descent by a staircase of 80 steps
- Visits at fixed start times, and a guide for groups
Permanent udstilling
- Commandobunker Kemmel – You visit the almost completely preserved Cold War command post of the Belgian armed forces, spread over a command floor and a communications floor.
- Ejer
- War Heritage Institute
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 12 € |
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| Nedsat pris | 9 €Holders of various discount cards; according to Toerisme Heuvelland also students over 18 with a student card, military personnel of foreign armed forces, WIGW status and members of FED+ |
| Børn og unge | 1,50 €gratis til og med 5 år · Young people aged 6 to 18 pay €1.50; children under 6 are free. |
| Personer med handicap | gratisledsager gratis · People with a disability and their companion have free admission (according to Toerisme Heuvelland). |
| Grupper (fra 15 pers.) | 4 € pr. personAdult groups of 15 or more people pay €4 per person; young people aged 6 to 18 in a group pay €1.50. |
| Guided tour (per guide, maximum 25 people) | 80 €Lasts about one hour. |
| Visitor guide | 1 €On sale when you buy your ticket. |
The bunker is included in the Museumpas. Payment at the entrance is by card only; you can buy online through Toerisme Heuvelland. Free for, among others, Riebedebie cardholders with a companion, ICOM members, press members, Belgian military personnel and veterans.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig: findes ikke
- Elevator: findes ikke
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
The bunker is not accessible to wheelchair users and has no lift: the only access is a staircase of 80 steps down. Animals are not admitted, except assistance dogs.
Børn og familie
| Besøgets varighed | ca. 60 min. |
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| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 5 år |
Transport & parkering
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.
Service & spisesteder
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Arrangementer & udlejning
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Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 60 min. |
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| Godt at vide | A visit lasts on average one hour and at most one and a half hours. A maximum of 60 people may be in the bunker at the same time. Book guided group tours through Toerisme Heuvelland (toerisme@heuvelland.be). |
