Decode Bastion 32 First

The museum is housed inside Bastion 32, the actual bunker headquarters used by the French and Allied forces to coordinate the evacuation. Before diving into the glass display cases of artifacts, take a moment to study the physical structure of the building itself.

The thick concrete walls, narrow ventilation shafts, and cramped corridors are historical artifacts in their own right. Start your tour by viewing the introductory film in the museum's theater to orient yourself with the bunker's layout. This context will help you visualize how officers frantically worked to rescue over 338,000 soldiers from these very rooms under constant bombardment.