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Nachtegalen Park (Nightingale Park in ) is a park located in the Antwerp,
Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
municipality of
Wilrijk Wilrijk (; former, original spelling: ''Wilrijck'') is a district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Belgian province of Antwerp. Wilrijk had been a separate municipality before January 1, 1983; the enlarged municipality of Antwerp wa ...
. It served as the archery venue for the 1920 Summer Olympics. During
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
, the park was headquarters for the 89th German Army Corps, then it became command post of the 719th Infantry Division. The park is home to the Atlantic Wall & Air War Bunker Museum.


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Antwerp bunker museum profile.Sports-reference.com 1920 Summer Olympics archery profile.
Venues of the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic archery venues Parks in Belgium Tourist attractions in Antwerp {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub