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…
South of the cavalry camp was a large pond, a kind of horse pool, where the animals and their riders, after a gruelling ride through heath and dunes, could bathe nicely. Check out the old postcards too
The rectangular drinking place was located east of the feed warehouses, on the corner of Stadenberghlaan and Merkemlaan opposite the most westerly officer’s mess. The basin was 60m by 30m. A complete squadron could simultaneously let the horses drink. The water was pumped into large containers around the basin. When…
The Beverlo song is a Belgian protest song that was written in the aftermath of the First World War, when a revolutionary mood prevailed in Europe. The song describes the fate of the soldiers who in 1914 suddenly had to leave the Camp of Beverlo to fight the German invaders….
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…
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…
Where the first church of the Camp Beverlo was built in 1837, the Belgian military cemetery now lies. It was built in 1928 at the place where the Germans established a war cemetery during World War I. The camp was a major troop training place for the occupant during WW…
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…
On April 14, 1879, the École d’application et et de perfectionnement pour l’infanterie was founded in Camp Beverlo. She was a result of the findings and innovations gained in the Franco-German conflict of 1870. The complex was built in 1907 and consisted of six buildings, which were arranged in a…
In 1907 the officers’ mess of the infantry school was built opposite the school, the current Quarters Antwerpen. The roof of the building consisted of a central hipped and on both sides a gable roof . The façade had stone plinths and decorations incorporated. The building was severely damaged in a German bombing…
