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A defence covering the west side of the Gatteville peninsular.
5cm PAK 38.
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
The Gatteville peninsular
Wn125 covers the western side of StP152. 7./Heers Kusten Artillerie Regiment 1261. This was a huge, six open emplacement (Geschutzstellung) for 15.5cm K.420(f) guns and then four R679 casemates plus ammunition and crew bunkers. All round defence were four Wn's123, 124, 125 & 125a.
15.5cm K.420(f).
R679 casemate plan.
FCP, Leitstand/SK.
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Plan
2 x Vf69.
7 x Vf58c.
2 x 5cm ringstands.
3 x Vf bunkers.
1 x Sk/Machinegunstand.
1 x Vf Pakstand
2 x 5cm KwK L/42.
I could not find any Vf69 or 5cm ringstands. They may have been there but may have been removed.
5cm Pak38.
Sk/Machinegunstand.
Vf69 mortar Tobruks.
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1944 air photo
A bombing raid by Mitchells & Bostons of 2 Group, RAF. There was counted over 30 craters within 100yds of the casemates & gun emplacements.
Vf58c Tobruk..
MG34.
18cmGr.W 278(f) Mortar.
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Right Wing
The right wing of the defence.
Plan.
1965 photo might show up a 5cm KwK position.
How a 5cm would have looked like.
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Nr1694 ringstand & Vf69
This is a 1972 air photo and it does look as though there was one 5cm KwK Nr1694 ringstand and may have a Vf69 connected by a trench..
Nr1694 ringstand.
5cm KwK39 L/42.
Vf69 mortar Tobruk..
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Vf bunker 2
The second Vf bunker.
Plan.
Plan.
Mortar crew.
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Vf bunker 2
Bunker/trench entrance.
Plan.
Nr1694 type ringstand with an L/60 KwK Pak gun.
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Vf bunker 2
The entrance to a possible Vf bunker or the start to a trench system behind the 5cm KwK.
Plan.
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Vf bunker 1
Vf crew bunker in the middle of the field..
Plan.
Vf bunker built into a mound of earth.
Vf style bunker.
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Vf Pakstand.
Although it says its a Pak or anti/tank gun, I feel it would have been a field gun around 7.5cm type.
Plan.
7.5cm Fk.
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Vf Pakstand.
Although it says its a Pak or anti/tank gun, I feel it would have been a field gun around 7.5cm type.
3.7cm Pak.
7.5cm Fk235 (b).
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Vf Pakstand.
A Vf ammunition/crew bunker.
Plan.
5cm A/T ammunition.
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Tobruk Vf58c 'on plan7'
One of the Tobruks still in place.
Plan.
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SK/MG Schartenstand
Steps down into the bunker.
Plan.
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SK/MG Schartenstand
Looking into the machine gun bunker.
Mg34 in its box.
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SK/MG Schartenstand
Where an MG34 may have sat looking at you.
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SK/MG Schartenstand
This bunker probably had a fire control forward observer to inform the mortar & 5cm of targets.
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Tobruk Vf58c 'on plan 2'
Tobruk with trench entrance.
details
Tobruk Vf58c.
Tobruk elevation.
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Tobruk Vf58c 'on plan 2'
The trench entrance into this Tobruk.
Trenches.
Trenches around Wn125.
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Tobruk Vf58c 'on plan 2'
The view to StP126 Neville MKB 'Blankensee'.
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