StP166 M.K.B. Todt Turm 2

BATTERIE · K.V.Gruppe Gris Nez · AOK 15 Nord Pas de Calais · France

StP166 M.K.B. Todt Turm 2

StP166 M.K.B. Todt Turm 2

Term 2 I think is the hardest to see, I have only been once and to be honest, I could not tell you the way there.

StP166 M.K.B. Todt Turm 2

StP166 M.K.B. Todt Turm 2
Turm 2.

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The view into the gun room.

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StP166 M.K.B. Todt Turm 2
Chips of concrete removed from Canadian artillery and tanks.

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StP166 M.K.B. Todt Turm 2
Imposing casemate.

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The set of stairs up to the front, the cap has been removed, made of steel plate, so it was a valuable scrap item.

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StP166 M.K.B. Todt Turm 2
The cap.

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StP166 M.K.B. Todt Turm 2
The gun room. The vents around the back are to allow the shock wave when fired, escape away.

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Bang.
Bang.
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Around the back, this one took quite a pasting from the Canadians.

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Around the back, his one took quite a pasting from the Canadians.

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Canadian 105's firing almost point blank.
Canadian 105's firing almost point blank.
Sherman on the move.
Sherman on the move.

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StP166 M.K.B. Todt Turm 2
Canadian infantry trudge across the hills and valleys of the Pas-de-Calais. The Battle of Cap Gris-Nez and the capture of Battery Todt.

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Sherman flail tanks.
Sherman flail tanks.
Churchill Petard tanks.
Churchill Petard tanks.
79th Armoured Division.
79th Armoured Division.
Highland Light I infantry of Canada.
Highland Light I infantry of Canada.
HLI attacking through gardens.
HLI attacking through gardens.
HLI Officers discussing an attack. (these pictures are from Holland, but they would have looked the same attacking Todt)..
HLI Officers discussing an attack. (these pictures are from Holland, but they would have looked the same attacking Todt)..

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