Barracks

Located more than 20 meters underground the crew of 600 soldiers can rest here. There is a hospital for operations, sleeping rooms for soldiers and officers, washing rooms and the kitchen.

In war time the crew worked in three shifts: one shift, the alarm shift, was ready for action, one shift had fatigue duty and one shift was at rest. In the kitchen the cooks prepared the meals 24 hours a day 7 days per week.

In the underground barracks you will find

- the hospital
- six bedrooms for each 30 soldiers
- six bedrooms for (non-commissioned) officers
- The toilets
- the bedroom of the commander
- de canteen
- de kitchen
- food storages
- two cells

All rooms have ventilation and electric heating. There was no dining room for the crew as there were tables in the galleries

The hospital

Here wounded people can be treated. There were two nurses and a doctor captain Leduc.

In the hospital you will find:

- two rooms for each 4 patients
- an operating room
- the chemist
- storage facilities

The hospital was only suitable for temporary help. As soon as possible patients were transported to hospitals behind the line

Beside the hospital are hot water showers for crew who have been in contact with gas

The bedrooms

There were six bedrooms for each 30 soldiers and six bedrooms for (non-commissioned) officers.

Soldiers slept with 30 on a room, non-commissioned officers with 8, officers with 2 and the commander of the fort had it's own bedroom.

The crew worked in 3 shifts, one a sleep, one fatigue and one in the blocks

The kitchen

In Fermont there are two kitchens, one for the officers and one for the soldiers. Soldiers picked up the food at the kitchen and eat in the galleries of the barracks. The food for the men in the blocks was transported by train to them. In the kitchen are enough storage facilities for 3 month

In the canteen the soldiers could relax when they had no duty. There were tables, chairs and a bar.

In 1944 American soldiers have used Fermont as barrack during the offensive near Bastogne and made drawings on the walls.