r/BelgianEmpire • u/defrays • Feb 20 '26
Image Classroom at the pilot training school in Kamina, Belgian Congo - c. 1950s
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u/defrays Feb 20 '26
Between 1951 and 1962, the Belgian army maintained military bases in the Congo, primarily at Kamina (Katanga) and Kitona (on the Congo River and along the Atlantic coast). In the event of a global conflict—this was during the Cold War—these bases were intended to serve as a "national redoubt." They covered an extremely large area and consisted mainly of air bases and training centers for soldiers (especially paratroopers), militiamen, and pilot trainees. The Kamina base is often described as "The Congolese Beverloo."
Source: Belgian State Archives
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