designated to be a national redoubt ( or ) in case Belgium was attacked. It was built in the period 1859-1914. In total it encompasses a belt of fortifications of 95 km. During the 1914 Siege of Antwerp it held out for 12 days.

France

In 1940, Brittany was briefly suggested as a national redoubt in the last stages of the Battle of France,

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