Fort de Battice, Military fortress and museum in Battice, Belgium

Fort de Battice is a military fortress near Herve featuring concrete fortifications, artillery turrets, and underground tunnels across its grounds. The installation combines surface structures with a network of passages beneath the earth.

The fortress was built between 1934 and 1937 as part of the Fortified Position of Liège. It served a defensive role during the German invasion of 1940.

The fort's name comes from the nearby village of Battice, and its guns were served by the 5th Battalion of the Liègeois Fortress Regiment. Visitors tour the preserved galleries and combat blocks, where the story of the 939-man garrison and its 12-day stand is told.

Wear warm clothes and sturdy shoes, as the interior remains cool and pathways are uneven. Guided tours are necessary to safely explore all areas of the site.

The fort's underground galleries run about 4,000 metres and lie 20 to 28 metres below the surface, linking barracks, a command post, magazines and utility plants. German troops used the site in late 1941 for firing trials with the Röchling shell, which pierced the concrete of combat blocks or passed through 30 metres of earth.