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4 x Vf58c Tobruk's
2 x R622
1 x R667
1 x Geschützstellung for a 7.5cm F.K235(b).
1 x 5cm KwK L/42
Geschützstellung for a 7.5cm field kanon.
7.5cm F.K235(b).
R622 twin group bunker.
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Situated exactly due south of the pointer on the point facing east.
WN. Tu25 Le Croisic Port Lin R667 casemate
Pointe du Fort
This is as close as I could get on my visit.
Tobruk.
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Pointe du Fort
Even today its well camouflaged and hard to see.
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R667 casemate
Now the casemate can be seen set into the see wall.
L/42 firing.
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R667 casemate
Now seeing the flanking wall on the left, then the embrasure for the gun and a strong glasses plate under the embrasure so any shooting too low would just bounce off.
R667 elevation.
R667 plan.
5cm KwK L/42 gun.
The sea at Port Lin
To the eastern side of the bay a Tobruk.
Sat on a sand hill is this Vf58c type Tobruk.
Tobruk.
Tobruk plan.
Tobruk and its machine gun.
To the eastern side of the bay a Tobruk.
A one man defence with a 360deg view around this small point.
Some Tobruk's have a steel ring around the lip to allow a machine gun to rotate.
The steel ring fitting around the lip. Fürungsschiene (guide rail).
Fürungsschiene (guide rail).
To the eastern side of the bay a Tobruk.
Mg34 mount to fit into the Fürungsschiene (guide rail).
To the eastern side of the bay a Tobruk.
Beach defences.
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To the eastern side of the bay a Tobruk.
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What seems left is the R667 in the far distance and the Tobruk to the right.
R667 elevation.
Tobruk.
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