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One of the entrances to the bunker.
In Flanders fields..
Archaeologists have uncovered a huge tunnel system where the remains of dozens of First World War soldiers are believed to be entombed.
The underground bunker is located on a hill in Flanders in Belgium where the infamous Battle of Messines took place in 1917.
During the battle the British pummelled the German fortifications on the ridge on the edge of the village of Wijtschate with millions of shells.
The bunker, that would have accommodated up to 300 troops, is believed to been dug over 20ft below the ground which would have made it shell proof.
Pic: FlemishHeritageAgency/BNPS
One of the entrances to the bunker.
In Flanders fields..
Archaeologists have uncovered a huge tunnel system where the remains of dozens of First World War soldiers are believed to be entombed.
The underground bunker is located on a hill in Flanders in Belgium where the infamous Battle of Messines took place in 1917.
During the battle the British pummelled the German fortifications on the ridge on the edge of the village of Wijtschate with millions of shells.
The bunker, that would have accommodated up to 300 troops, is believed to been dug over 20ft below the ground which would have made it shell proof.
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