Pen05b Berneval

HKB · StP.Gruppe Penly · AOK 15 Haute-Normandie · France

Wn Pen05b H.K.B, Bernival

Battery 8./H.K.A.R.1252.

1 x R669 Casemate.

1 x Leitstand Fire Control Post.

1 x R607 Ammunition Store.

7 x Geschütstellung Open emplacement.

2 x Unterstand reinforced shelter.

2 x Feldm reinforced shelter.

7 x Wellblech shelter.

1 x Latrines.

2 x 2cm Flak 30.

3 x 17cm K.18.

3 x 12.2cm K.380(r)

1 x 8.35cm Flak M22(t).

Wn Pen05b H.K.B, Bernival

Battery 8./H.K.A.R.1252. H.K.A.R.

H.K.A.R - Heer Kusten Artillery Regiment.
H.K.B. - Heer Kusten Batterie.

The view from across the valley to Pen05b.

Wn Pen05b H.K.B, Bernival

le Petit Berneval sitting out on the cliff overlooking the port of Dieppe which its guns would have protected.

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Direction of fire of the battery was towards Dieppe Harbour.

Wn Pen05b H.K.B, Bernival

R669 casemate for a field gun.

21 February 2014

12.2cm K390/2(r) this is as close a picture as I can get to what was here - 12.2cm K.380(r)

Wn Pen05b H.K.B, Bernival

Only one casemate was built and I believe two were in the process of being constructed and the rest of the battery site was to the left of the road in where a lot of housing has been built. If you wish to, walking through the estate it will throw up lots of odd interesting features. One is a latrine and several small bunkers. Most has been built over now.

21 February 2014

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Sitting on the side of the road is this bunker, there were 2 x Unterstand, 2 x Feldm, 7 x Wellblech and 1 x Latrine.

21 February 2014

Red is the R669 and I think yellow is/was the Leitstand (fire control post.

This could be the the Leitstand?? now in the sea.

Wn Pen05b H.K.B, Bernival

Another view.

21 February 2014

Wn Pen05b H.K.B, Bernival

There was getting on for 600 of these bunkers built and probably many more planned and starting but not finished.

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From this 1940's photo you can see construction work in progress.

Wn Pen05b H.K.B, Bernival

Casemate for a field gun. .

21 February 2014

12.2cm gun of the type like the three that were here. There were three 17cm K.18 and three 12.2cm K.380(r). (the one in the picture is a K.390/2(r) Russian captured artillery)

Wn Pen05b H.K.B, Bernival

I am presuming, I cannot find out what guns were going inside that the 12.2cm guns were to be casemated and the 17cm guns being too big would either be withdrawn or continue in open field emplacements in the area.

21 February 2014