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well, not as far as I know off, but please correct me if I'm wrong. The weapon was brand new and top secret. They didn't even use then in the rest of Belgium. The Belgians had a couple of similar forts, most of which were attacked in a convential manner. They mostly lasted until after the surrender and cost thousands of German lives. One would expect the Germans to use this useful weapon there as well, but there is no trace of it. As you can see in the last photo it leaves a rather recognisable mark.I suspect hollow charge explosives were also employed by pioneer in 1939 Poland and 1940 Norway.
yup, the hooks were used to suspent cannisers from. The cannisters were filled with active carbon and the air was led through them, so the carbon could filter the gas out. Eben Emael was considered to be gas-free, so you needn't wear gasmasks inside during a gas attack.Cool photos Marcel, looks like an interesting trip.
One question though. Do you know/did they explain what the hooks in the ceiling of the air filtration chamber were for?
I'm not suggesting something sinister, but was thinking maybe some sort of filtration media etc??
Cheers Chris
yup, the hooks were used to suspent cannisers from. The cannisters were filled with active carbon and the air was led through them, so the carbon could filter the gas out. Eben Emael was considered to be gas-free, so you needn't wear gasmasks inside during a gas attack.
...I'm not suggesting something sinister,...