Die06 Chateau de Dieppe

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

West side of Dieppe, the castle (Château) and the cliff. A centre for the direction of artillery, with several peilstands (Fire Control Posts). Each probably in command of an inland batterie, of which there were several. After the attempted invasion in, Operation Jubilee in August 1942. Dieppe's defence was strengthened, in case it was ever to happen again. For the Allies, there was no plan to re attack any port, let alone Dieppe.

Die06 Château de Dieppe

Dieppe is a fishing port and a major town in the area. Die06 Chateau de Dieppe is situated on the west side of the town on the cliff edge and was HQ for Stab II./Gren.Rgt.935 & Stab H.K.A.R1252 artillery.

German plan 1944

Die06 Château de Dieppe

Dieppe Ouest SHM plan.

1 - Tobruk.

2 - Abri betone.

3 - Casemates.

4 - Abri avec Tobrouk.

5 - Entrèe.

7:9 - Poste d'Observation.

8 - Poste direction.

11 - Petits encuvr'

SHM

Die06 Château de Dieppe

Stab II./Gren.Rgt.935. Stab H.K.A.R1252.

1 x R134 ammunition.

1 x R608 Bat/Reg. HQ.

1 x R636 FCP.

1 x Vf2a group shelter.

3 x Vf/Peilstand - observation posts.

1 x SK/Leitstand.

1 x R668 six man shelter.

1 x Vf51a Tobruk.

2 x Vf58c Tobruk's.

1 SK/Skoda casemate.

2 x SK/Schartenstand Lag (anti landing gun).

1 x SK (90P9 observation cupola).

1 x Geschützstellung (gun emplacement).

10 x Feldm small bunkers.

1 x Wellblech.

1 Vf67 Tobruk style tank turret bunker.

1 x Pz.T. FT17 MG311(f).

1 x 4.7cm Pak K.36(t).

2 x 7.5cm F.K.231(f).

2 x 7.5cm F.K.16 n.Art.

1 x Stollen. Tunnels.

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

Die06 runs all the way along the flat plateau with an SK cupola observation bunker and three more fire control/observation bunkers.

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

Plan of the souterrain that runs quite a way through the cliff. Cut in chalk, which makes it an easy materiel to tunnel with. a - SK (90P9) observation steel cupola. b - SK observation bunker. SK: Sonderkonstruktionen - Special constructions. Green - Cliff edge.

P.Plart : J. Laurent

Die06 Château de Dieppe

Inside a stollen.

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

The castle was founded in 1188 by King Henry II of England, and was destroyed in 1195 by King Philip II of France. The site was restored in the 14th century. The castle was later in large part reconstructed in 1433 by Charles des Marets. The castle is composed of a quadrangular enclosure with round flanking towers and a lower court adjacent. The large west tower dates perhaps from the 14th century, and served as the keep. Several architectural styles are represented, and flint and sandstone are used in the buildings. A brick bastion and various other buildings have been added to the original enclosure. Wiki.

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Machine gun emplacements in the castle lower turret.

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Skoda 4.7cm casemate set into the wall of the Château de Dieppe. Below the embrasure sis a pipe for expended ammunition cases when fired.

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Expended shells run down the red pipe and out of the bunker.

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SK (90P9) observation steel cupola. This is exactly the same as the one other side at Die02.

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

90P9 observation cupola.

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1 - entrance.
2 - crew room.
3 - cupola room.
4 - emergency escape. — 1 - entrance. 2 - crew room. 3 - cupola room. 4 - emergency escape.

Die06 Château de Dieppe

Two SK/Schartenstand for 7.5cm F.K.231(f) set into the cliff face. They could shoot from inside or be wheeled out onto prepared Schartenstands. (Open emplacements).

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

Two SK/Schartenstand for 7.5cm F.K.231(f) set into the cliff face. They could shoot from inside or be wheeled out onto prepared Schartenstand's. (Open emplacements).

Die06 Château de Dieppe

A contemporary photo of the gun emplacements set into the cliff.

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

Geschützstellung.

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Gun inside its emplacement, with camouflage nets hanging down. Concrete reinforcement to the embrasure.

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

Die06 along the top edge of the cliff, probably the extent of Die06.

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A small Vf machine gun emplacement.

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

A small Vf machine gun emplacement.

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

A small Vf machine gun emplacement.

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The next an SK Peilstand bunker, this is a square bunker where the radios, telephones and map table would be at the rear and in the front an observation slit.

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SK Peilstand bunker.

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SK Peilstand bunker The rear door and note the camouflage, typical of the Die region..

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how it would have looked with earth piled up on both sides and a 434P01 type door.

Die06 Château de Dieppe

SK observation bunker.

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More observation posts Could they be called a gaggle of, or plethora of or something else. There certainly seems a lot of them. Some were infantry observation others linked to inland gun batteries.

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SK Peilstand.

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SK Peilstand.

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Observation with three command rooms behind.

Die06 Château de Dieppe

SK Peilstand.

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SK Peilstand behind the bunker is the entrance, but we could not get access which is a pity as it would be an interesting bunker to see in

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R636 command post for army coastal battery.

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plan of anR636 CP, this one is the post for Battery 4./H.K.A.R. 1252 possibly at Die023.

Die06 Château de Dieppe

R636 command post for army coastal battery. So what we can learn here is that they never used their radios and relied on their telephone communication. The steel caps are still on the aerial tubes.

Builders plan of the Antennendurachführungstohr. (Antenna feed through tube).
(Antennenverschußkopf) (Antenna firing head).
Geheim - Secret.

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The aerial tube with bayonet fitting for the cap to screw onto it.

Die06 Château de Dieppe

R636 command post for army coastal battery. Emergency escape.

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R636 command post for army coastal battery rear entrance..

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

R636 command post for army coastal battery. This type had an open top for a range finder to sit on a plinth.

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

R636 command post for army coastal battery. Tobruk defence and the entry door below it.

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R636 command post for army coastal battery. More aerial fittings.

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there were two aerials in the front and two behind

Die06 Château de Dieppe

R636 command post for army coastal battery. A good view along the coast and out to sea on a very wet & blustery day.

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R636 command post for army coastal battery. Rear entrance.

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R636 command post for army coastal battery. Close combat defence covering the rear.

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R636 command post for army coastal battery. Looking down the entrance stairs and another close combat defence embrasure covers stairs.

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

R636 command post for army coastal battery. Close combat embrasure.

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

R636 command post for army coastal battery. The heavy

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

R636 command post for army coastal battery. Close combat defence room.

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

R636 command post for army coastal battery. Close combat defence embrasure from inside.

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

R636 command post for army coastal battery. Looking into the computing room.

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

R636 command post for army coastal battery. Computing room.

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

R636 command post for army coastal battery. Observation room.

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

R636 command post for army coastal battery. Observation room.

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

R636 command post for army coastal battery. Observation room.

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

R636 command post for army coastal battery.

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

R636 command post for army coastal battery. Computing room.

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

R636 command post for army coastal battery. Computing room close combat defence embrasure covering the stairs entrance.

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

R636 command post for army coastal battery. Communications room to the wireless room.

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

R636 command post for army coastal battery. Communications.

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R636 command post for army coastal battery. Officers rest room. Hooks on the walls for bunk beds.

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R636 command post for army coastal battery. Crew room also with bed hooks still on the walls.

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Die06 Château de Dieppe

R636 command post for army coastal battery. Crew room, more bunks, a Heers-Einheits-Schutzlüfter HES 1.2 anti gas filter and pump and further along a 410P9 escape door.

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