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Fort 5
This fort was put under heavy fire on 8 October 1914 by the Germans. During the First World War, the Germans used the fort as a place of execution.
In World War II it was used by the Germans for storage.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Ricky van Dyck
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- Panel 2 Mortsel Bombing 5 April 1943 - Mortsel
- Panel 4 Mortsel Bombing 5 April 1943 - Mortsel
Monument
- Memorial Executions Fort 5 - Edegem
- War Memorial Fusillade Fort V - Edegem
- Memorial Bombardment Mortsel - Mortsel
Cemetery
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