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National shooting range
  • Tir national (French)
  • Nationale Schietbaan (Dutch)
The Tir national in 1872, etching by Ch. Trumper from L'Illustration européenne
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Town or cityB-1030 Schaerbeek, Brussels-Capital Region
CountryBelgium
Coordinates50°51′10″N 4°24′12″E / 50.852778°N 4.403333°E / 50.852778; 4.403333
Construction started1886
Opened1889
Demolished1963
Known forExecutions

The National shooting range (French: Tir national, Dutch: Nationale Schietbaan) was a firing range and military training complex of 20 hectares (49 acres) situated in the municipality of Schaerbeek in Brussels, Belgium. During World Wars I and II the site was used for the executions of civilians, prisoners and captured members of the Belgian Resistance.

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