The blockhouse of Eperlecques in Pas-de-Calais

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Bombing of 27 August 1943 - USAAF reconstruction

Published on : 23/08/2023

On Sunday 27 August 2023, come and watch the USAAF re-enactment of the bombings that took place on 27 August 1943, with equipment and extras on site.

At the Eperlecques BLOCKHAUS, PLAY and test your knowledge of the Blockhouse during the Second World War!

Published on : 30/06/2023

To do this, before coming to see us in Eperlecques, download the KAOUFÉ app on your smartphone, a simple and fun app for playing quizzes, taking photos and responding to challenges. During your visit, simply with your smartphone, at different marked places near the explanatory panels in the History Park, you play and test your knowledge of this period of history! At the end of your course, show your results at the reception, A SURPRISE WAIT FOR YOU!

1943-1973-2023...

Published on : 05/06/2023

In 1943, work began on the huge blockhouse in the Eperlecques forest. That was 80 years ago ! In 1973, it was half a century ago that three forward-thinkers, committed to the Duty of Remembrance, opened the Eperlecques BLOCKHAUS to the public. Discover it in the History Park...

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A single visit

In the heart of a wooded park, dotted with sound and visual documents

German secret weapons, the first step towards space conquest

A site steeped in history

Authentic and moving place of memory

Base V1 & V2The Eperlecques Blockhouse

The largest blockhouse in northern France, witness to this dark period that was 1939-1945.

Open to the public since 1973, it was listed as a Historic Monument in 1985.

1h30 of visit, to discover, know the history of the Blockhaus of Eperlecques, the technology of secret weapons V2 & V1, in a wooded park. You will be impressed, interested and will keep an unforgettable memory !

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Presentation video of the Eperlecques Blockhouse

Reproduction of the V2 !

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the return of the cosmonauts from the moon! For the first time in the world a V2 Made in France landed on its initial launch pad at the Blockhaus d'Eperlecques.
Not to forget : on 3 October 1942 it opened the era of the conquest of space !