OFFICIAL LIST
OF THE OUTLASTING WAR SITES.
The figures of the list are connected with those printed on the 1/100.000 map included with this booklet, as well as with those of the following notices.
| Pages. | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | German battery “Wilhelm II” at Knocke on sea | [7] |
| 2. | German guns on the pier of Zeebrugge | [10] |
| 3. | German battery “Deutschland” at Breedene | [14] |
| 4. | German battery “Tirpitz” at Ostend | [15] |
| 5. | German admiralty Headquarters at Middelkerke | [19] |
| 6. | The Great Redan at Nieuport | [19] |
| 7. | “Karnak” battery at Oost-dunkerke | [23] |
| 8. | Levelcrossing guard shelter at Ramscappelle with machine-gun pit | [24] |
| 9. | Machine-gun pit in front of the Pervyse railway station | [26] |
| 10. | Observation-post of the Pervyse railway station | [26] |
| 11. | Battalion commander’s Headquarters at Km. 4.400 of the Dixmude-Nieuport railway | [30] |
| 12. | Foot of the Oud-Stuyvekenskerke tower with neighbouring shelter | [30] |
| 13. | The trench called “Boyau de la mort” (Death Trench) and the breastwork called “Ouvrage du cavalier”. German saphead on the left bank of the Yser river and concrete dug-out on the righthand river bank (km. 16) | [34] |
| 14. | Company commander’s post near the Yserdam, at Dixmude in front of the canal of Handzaeme (lefthand bank) | [42] |
| 15. | Mill of Dixmude and series of German pillboxes on the righthand Yser-bank, up to the railway line | [44] |
| 16. | Concrete dug-out south of the railway bridge at Dixmude (lefthand bank) | [42] |
| 17. | Albert and Elisabeth redoubts between kilom. 19 and 20 of the Yser river (lefthand bank) | [53] |
| 18. | The “Joconde’s” dwelling, kilom. 19.500 of the Yser river (left bank) | [53] |
| 19. | Battalion commander’s Headquarters at kilom. 19.500 of Yser river (lefthand bank) | [53] |
| 20. | Bridge-head at kilom. 19.500 and “Presqu´île” wood (righthand bank) | [54] |
| 21. | Observation-post near the church of Clercken | [58] |
| 22. | “Grand-Père” concrete dug-out north of Kippe, kilom. 12.500 of the Dixmude-Yper road | [60] |
| 23. | “Castel Britannia” south of Kippe, kilom. 12.500 of the Dixmude-Ypres road | [60] |
| 24. | Hoekske (spot where three german guns stuck in the mud) | [60] |
| 25. | German gun of Leugenboom, at Couckelaere | [65] |
NOTICES
ON
THE OUTLASTING WAR SITES
1.—German battery “Kaiser Wilhelm II” at Knocke on Sea.
Before going into the description of the war sites along the Belgian sea-coast, it is important to cast a general glance on the defences established there by the Germans.
Admiral Schröder was given the task of the organization of the sea-front. To do so he had at his disposal: the German Marine Army Corps, a coast artillery altogether powerful in number as well as in the caliber of the guns, a flotilla of patrolers, torpedo-boats, destroyers, submarines and a few squadrons of aeroplanes and seaplanes.
In a few months time Belgian coast, thus strongly and thoroughly organized was to be looked upon as a real up to date fortress. The power of the defences was mainly concentrated round Zeebrugge and Ostend,—the two german war outlets of the naval basis Bruges,—also between Lombartzijde and Middelkerke,—where both territorial and seafronts were hinged,—and finally at Knocke and East of that locality, for the protection of the river Schelde’s estuary.