In 1954, the Belgian army built a bunker at the foot of the Kemmelberg. The top secret command center would house the army headquarters in the event of a crisis or conflict during the Cold War.
An ultra-secret NATO command centre was hidden in the belly of Cannerberg during the Cold War.
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