Beauregard Ferme
STP · Hardelot - Merlimont K.V.A. D1. · AOK 15 Nord Pas de Calais · France
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
What we found: -
HQ for the 1st Artillery Regiment 149.
1 x observation Point (OP).
1 x Office (CP).
1 x Machinebunker (not found).
Also at StP Beauregard Ferme as it covers a wide area there was: -
2./Artillery Regement149.
6 x Vf2a.
1 x Sanitätsbunker.
4 x Unterstands.
1 x SK.
4 x Geschützstellung (open emplacements).
4 x 10.5cm le.F.H.235(f).
1 x 2cm Flak 30.
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
The maps red arrow does not line up with the correct place but the CP is located in the field to the north of the farm and the yellow road number D148E5.
If you zoom in on the shape in the field you will see it quite clearly.
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
The plan is not very easy to read.
The red line is the railway.
German map of the area.
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
1 - Observation post.
2 - Command Post.
White square - Machinebunker.
Red square - two Abri and one may have been a kitchen possibly in the 1./A.R.149 area? I have now dedicated a page for 1./A.R.149 you can see it by going to the main menu.
1947
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
This specific reconnaissance flight seems to be looking for either a Todt workers camp or an army camp in the village of Carriers.
It also shows the OP & CP, two artillery positions and the white straight lines are burred sunken telephone cables.
23 September 1943
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
The yellow oblong shows the area of StP Beauregard Ferne area. With the CP & OP in the north and in the south the position of the 2./A.R.149. [The layout of the battery is taken from a hand drawn plan from Dirk Peters, Thank you Dirk.]
The green square is the battery position of 1./A.R.149.
The red square is StP Beauregard sud est, the Stab. Gren. Reg. 150.
1947
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
A bit of a sharp climb up the hill. The view is worth it.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
Still nicely camouflaged.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
Not a very strong bunker, there was a lot of heavy bombing in the area, a Canadian soldier was very impressed by the bombing of the Mont St Frieux area and said it was a carpet of bomb craters.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
The piece of WW2 metal on the right is a 1970's BBQ, rusted out
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
The views from here are very far reaching if the grass had been cut.
I did not find any command cables or aerial fittings? it could be that the floor was covered in earth brought in from years of ploughing the fields.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
Probably a small opening window and in an emergency you could crawl out.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
left: - La Touquet (StP Canche Sud).
This side of the river: - (StP Canche Nord).
St Cécile to Hardelot-Plage.
In the foreground the railway running N/S, Camiers and Dannes.
Over to the right and just out of shot The large complexes at Neufchâtel, Mont St Frieux.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
Set just behind Observation Post.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
A protected building.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
This room was separated from the rest of the office with only a side outside door and a window and no access to the main offices.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
To get into the rest of the building you fight your way along the back.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
Main office note the strengthened roof.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
A stove of some form sat on the large concrete block and the chimney went up the wall.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
The view with StP Mont St Frieux in the back ground.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
We did not enter this one as it was rather covered over. We do not know what it is.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
In the bank we think these were trenches and possibly a machine gun position covering the road?
23 October 2014
StP Beauregard Ferme, Camiers.
The trench is in the bushes.
23 October 2014