Granit’s Attack at Dawn. Experience history up close.

Step into an unprecedented experience and relive one of the most decisive moments of the Second World War… at the very place where it truly happened.

 

Relive the beginning of the German Blitzkrieg in Belgium in a 180° immersive experience.

Thanks to cutting-edge technology and powerful visual storytelling, you are placed right in the middle of the very first airborne assault carried out by paratroopers.
What was once history suddenly becomes tangible, intense, and strikingly real.

 

Granit’s Attack at Dawn – named after the codename of the German surprise attack on the fort in May 1940 – immerses you in a spectacular, all-encompassing experience.
Through an impressive projection where image, sound, and space merge, you become part of the story.

Feel the tension rise. Experience the panic of the Belgian soldiers, trapped within the five-kilometre network of underground galleries.

Witness from the front row the devastating impact of the new German weapons – the first shaped charges used in warfare.

 

This is not just an experience. This is history as you have never lived it before.

 

🎥 Practical information
• Duration: approx. 15 minutes
• Accessible individually or in groups
• Included in your admission ticket 

🎯Book your all-inclusive ticket for admission, a guided tour and the 180° immersive experience

 

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Opening hours for May

During the month of May, several commemorative ceremonies related to the Second World War will take place. As a result, the opening hours of the fort are adjusted.

🔸 Sunday 3 May
Commemorative ceremony at the fort at 11:00.
The fort opens at 12:00 – last entry at 15:00.

🔸 Tuesday 5 May
Liberation Day (Netherlands).
Open from 10:00 to 17:00 – last entry at 15:00.

🔸 Sunday 10 May
Commemoration of the attack on the fort and on Belgium and the Netherlands.
No regular guided tours. Memorial Tours only (advance booking per time slot required – see link).