hello from Antwerp!

[vestingjager]

Hello everybody,

My name's Niko, I'm a fortress guide in Fort2 at Antwerp, and I recently found out that the 1st Manchesters stayed in the fort in September of 1944.

Of course, this made me curious so am trying to collect as much information (war diary, pictures, personal stories,.....) as possible to be able to tell their story to those interested.

Recently, we even found some graffiti in one of the fort's gun bunkers:



I hope to find some more info via this forum and share it with you.

Niko.

[sphinx]

Niko,

1st Battalion HQ was indeed inside Fort No. 2 whilst companies went into action in the town and dock areas.
Major Crozier flew the Regimental flag from the top of the fort despite constant German shellfire.

The forts underground storehouses and magazines were packed with German stores that the Belgians were desperate to get their hands on but were stopped by Major Crozier.

regards

[vestingjager]

We have a German photo-album from the Luftwaffe. The fort was used as workhouses and Garages for their trucks.

We found out where German 88mm probably shot up some vehicles, too.

This certainly is good information, any other info is certainly welcome.

Unfortunately, the spot where the regimental flag flew, is now gone, demolished by the Belgian Army to broaden the acces to the fort. We start our tours there nowadays.

Niko.