Category: <span>Locations</span>

Dune of the executed

Deep in the forest of the Beverlo Camp lies a hidden war cemetery, only known in the area as the “Secret Cemetery”. During the Second World War, only local residents knew about the lurid place because they heard groans and screams at night. Here the German Army executed and buried…

Firing Range

The northern part of Camp Beverlo is used as a shooting field. Here you can find stands for firing and throwing grenades (see map). There is a lot of heath land and on sunny days the firing can cause fires. In the past the electric firing disc ‘Commander Bremer’ was…

Royal Park

In 1837 the first part of the royal park was laid out: 7ha around the royal palace. The same year they started with massive plantings east of the camp. With this they wanted to break the winds that came from the plain to protect the infantry camp against the shifting…

Dunes of Hechtel

Camp Beverlo was not only the cradle of the infantry, but also ideal for the cavalry. Especially the dunes of Hechtel were a real paradise for them. The dunes used to stretch from Hechtel, over the military domain, to the Geleeg. The sand was used for the construction of houses but…

Common Wealth War Cemetery

  The British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion in May 1940, and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk. Commonwealth forces did not return until September 1944, but in the intervening years, many airmen were shot…

Military Airfield

It is unclear when the airport was built parallel to the Hechtelsesteenweg. Around 1900 communication balloons  were already using the site, but the first aircraft landed there only on June 06, 1910. This was also the first aerial voyage over Belgium. In the summer of 1913 the airport was be-named…