During a routine dune restoration project in Willemspark, Knokke, Belgium, a team from the Agency for Nature and Forests stumbled upon a remarkable find—a forgotten World War II bunker. This discovery, buried for decades, has captivated historians and the general public alike.
The bunker, part of the German Atlantic Wall defenses, was found just a few feet beneath the sand. This fortification system, constructed between 1942 and 1944, was designed to protect Nazi-occupied Europe from Allied invasions. The Willemspark bunkers, specifically, were part of Stützpunkt Heyst, a heavily fortified stronghold on Belgium’s northern coast.
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