Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier, A.O.K.1 Vandée

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Île de Noirmoutier is an island off the Vendée coast reached by a bridge (which is now free!).
5a/le.M.A.A.684
1 x R600 5cm KwK.
1 x R612.
1 x R668
1 x R668 +R677.
2 x R502.
1 x 58c Tobruk
2 x Wasser
1 Geschütztellung
2 x 10.5cm cm le.F.H.16
1 x 5cm KwK 38

Île de Noirmoutier bridge.

Or the passage which can only be accessed at low tide.

The Passage.

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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View from a distance.
L to R667, R600, Tobruk & an R612.

 

 

 

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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These bunkers have several local additions as water tanks and added Tobruks.

R668 including Tobruk and a water tank.

R502 plus a water tank.

Water tank.

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R668 small six man bunker

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R668 with a Tobruk and water tank.

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Plan.

 

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R668 small six man bunker

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R668 with a Tobruk

Tobruk.

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R668 small six man bunker

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Aerial fittings.

Aerial fitting.

Aerial fitting.

 

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R502 twin group bunker

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Water tank extension to the bunker.

Water tank.

R502 twin group bunker.

Plan.

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R502 twin group bunker

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Water tank extension to the bunker.

Water tank.

Field kitchen.

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R502 twin group bunker

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Entrance into the bunker. Speaking tube on the right.

Sprachrohr mouthpiece.

It would have had a 491P2 Gittertür (Screen Door).

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R502 twin group bunker

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Crew room.

Cable connector.

Wt 80k fortification heater.

Anti gas filtration.

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R502 twin group bunker

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Crew room. An R502 is a twin group bunker for about 20 men and a periscope room often used as a store room for odds and ends and here on Noirmoutier they also added a water storage room.

R502 twin group bunker.

 

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R502 twin group bunker

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Periscope fitting in the roof.

Bunker periscope.

735P3 periscope fitting.

 

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R502 twin group bunker

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Close combat embrasure covering the entrance.

483P2 close combat embrasure.

 

 

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R502 twin group bunker

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Another aerial fitting.

Aerial fitting.

Aerial.

 

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R502 twin group bunker

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Plan.

 

 

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R502 twin group bunker

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Wasser tank.

Wasser tank.

 

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R502 twin group bunker

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Entrance2

 

 

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R502 twin group bunker

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Entrance close combat embrasure confronting the attacker on the far wall.

Close combat embrasure.

R502 twin group bunker

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R502 twin group bunker

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Blown to almost pieces.

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R502 twin group bunker

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Crew room.

Cable connections.

Gas filtration.

483P2 close combat embrasure.

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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101a Tobruk.
R612 casemate for an assault gun.
R600 emplacement for a 5cm KwK.
R668 eight man bunker.
R667 casemate for a 5cm KwK.

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
Defence side of Sa115.

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R612 casemate for an assault gun.

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
101a Tobruk.

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101a Tobruk.

101a Tobruk.

 

Plan.

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R612.

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R612 casemate for an assault gun a 10.5cm cm le.F.H.16.

10.5cm cm le.F.H.16.

 

 

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R612 casemate for an assault gun.

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A strong flanking wall covering the embrasure from direct attack from the sea side.

10.5cm cm le.F.H.16.

 

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R612 casemate for an assault gun.

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A 10.5cm cm le.F.H.16 would have filled this space and could easily hit any target in front of it..

 

 

10.5cm ammunition in a box.

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R612 casemate for an assault gun.

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There was also one more 10.5cm cm le.F.H.16 in an open emplacement (Geschütztellung) slightly behind the casemates.

 

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R600 for a 5cm KwK 38.

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5cm KwK 38 was a very handy gun, first fitted to tanks and then as tanks improved they needed a new gun so the 5cm KwK 38 was diverted to coastal defence weapon. It could take out most Allied tanks and certainly damage even large landing craft. The '38' did not have a muzzle break so was a more inferior to the L/60 that did have one.

R600 ringstand.

R600 crew and ammunition bunker below the gun.

5cm KwK 38.

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R600.

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The crew/ammunition room door in the middle and the stairs each side going to the ringstand and gun.

R600 crew and ammunition bunker below the gun.

 

 

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R600.

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This bunker would be covered in sand up to the top. Due to it being an open emplacement, Hitler’s orders to cover gun in concrete meant that a new casemate was built and the gun transferred to the R667 casemate.

R600.

5cm KwK 38.

5cm KwK 38.

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R667.

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R667 casemate for a 5cm KwK 38.

 

 

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R667.

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The gun room showing the rear entrance and the slot in the right side for fired cases to be passed through out of the bunker.

Plan.

 

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R667.

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R667.

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The 5cm KwK 38 would cover this side of the defended area..

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R668.

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R668 is an eight man bunker but here I wonder if it was used as extra ammunition, if not it would have been a crew room for the gunners.
It has two entrance passages that take you down to the bunker that was sunk into the sand.

R668.

R668 possibly used as an ammunition bunker to supply 10.5cm and 5cm ammunition to the two casemates.

Plan of this R668.

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R668.

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You can see the two entrances each side.

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier
R668.

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You can see the two entrances each side.

Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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Sa115 'Winterfeld', K.V.A. Île de Noirmoutier

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