Wn Marg05 Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
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Wn Marg 05, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
South of Dieppe there are some very high cliffs, but at several places the cliffs received and there are short lengths of open beach where a landing could take place. Wn Marg05 is just one of them. Immediately defended after the French defeat and then the defence was gradually increasing through the summer of 1944 when several bunkers and a casemate were built.
Wn Marg 05, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
Wn Marg 05, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
1 x R600b open emplacement.
1 x Stollen - underground bunker.
1 x R612 casemate.
1 x Geschützstellung - open emplacement.
1 x Vf67 Tobruk.
1 x R655 six man bunker with an ammunition room.
2 x Vf/MG 1 x 5cm KwK.
1 x 7.5cm F.K.234(b).
1 x Pz.T FT17.
11 Aug 2007
Wn Marg 05, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
A nice view down the valley to the sea.
Allied air photo
Wn Marg 05, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
A reconnaissance was carried out to take some of the worst photos of France ever. Well a small unit was sent to photograph the full length of the Channel coast. This is all we have of Saint-Aubin. It shows the cliffs looking west.
WO 252/149 Northern France Check Reconnaissance - Beaches
Wn Marg 05, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
The SHM plan of the area of Saint-Aubin/Epineville, now almost completely built over.
SHM 1946
Wn Marg 05, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
Taking information from several sources and they have contradicting ideas of what was here.
Hay Ho, thats bunker hunting.
Geoportail 1947
Wn Marg 05, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
The view looking west.
11 Aug 2007
Wn Marg 05, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
A better view of the beach and the casemate just on the brow of the hill, well placed to cover the beach..
SHM
Wn Marg 05, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
R612 casemate in the caravan park.
03 March 2012
Wn Marg 05, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
There was originally a Geschützstellung or open emplacement for the 7.5cm F.K.234(b) a captured Belgian artillery piece. Then when the casemating of artillery close to beaches came in, an R612 was built to house the gun.
03 March 2012
Wn Marg 05, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
The east cliff.
Wn Marg 05, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
Vf/MG .
On the east side there seems only to be one machine gun pill box.
11 Aug 2007
Wn Marg 05, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
Vf/MG
A locally built pill box defence of the east cliff firing in just two directions, out to sea and west along the beach.
11 Aug 2007
Wn Marg 05, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
Vf/MG .
This embrasure fired down the beach.
03 March 2012
Wn Marg 05, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
Vf/MG .
This embrasure fired down the beach.
03 March 2012
Wn Marg 05, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
Vf/MG .
The rear of the bunker.
03 March 2012
Wn Marg 05, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
Vf/MG .
Rear entrance.
03 March 2012
Wn Marg 05, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
Vf/MG
1941 the date of construction and 4 may mean the fourth bunker in the complex?
11 Aug 2007
Wn Marg 05, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
Vf/MG
Inside showing the embrasure firing out to sea.
11 Aug 2007
Wn Marg 05, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
The cliffs are getting very dangerous now.
Luftwaffe Flakschule Ramouville
11 Aug 2007
Wn Marg 05, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
11 Aug 2007
Wn Marg 05, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
03 March 2012