Ra156 la Richardais H.K.B.1271

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Ra156 La Richardais Battr, H.K.B.1271

It was in open fields, now a housing estate has been built around it.

Ra156 La Richardais Battr, H.K.B.1271

Heers Kusten Batterie 1271.

4 x R611 casemates.

2 x R669 casemates.

1 x R501.

1 x Nachrichtenstand [New stand?].

1 x Vf bunker.

1 x SK/Schartenstand MG.

6 x 12.2cm K.390/2(r).

Ra156 La Richardais Battr, H.K.B.1271

I had a lot of trouble finding this battery site, I asked several people who I thought ought to have known. In the end on a second visit with a bit more information I found it. Good planning before you visit is a good idea. All the casemates are in gardens and one is the foundations of a house.

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This gun has a very long barrel and large chassis.

Ra156 La Richardais Battr, H.K.B.1271

This battery covers the left of Dinard and the beaches of Saint-Lunaire. The two R669's cover the gap which is the estuary of the river Rance.

Plan

12.2cm K.390/2(r) configured to travel..

A captured 12.2cm K.390/2(r) in the St Malo area.

Ra156 La Richardais Battr, H.K.B.1271

An air photo of the battery with the four R611 casemates and outside firing point (FP), trenches and R669 casemates. Firing Points are circular positions just outside the casemate where the gun can fire 306deg. and then go back into the bunker for safe keeping. The five bunkers can be seen here circled in red.

IGNF

Ra156 La Richardais Battr, H.K.B.1271

Turm 1 and two R669 casemates hiding in the bushes somewhere.

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Ra156 La Richardais Battr, H.K.B.1271

Also hidden but can be seen over the hedge. Not sure what the concrete by the path was for.

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Ra156 La Richardais Battr, H.K.B.1271

Close combat defence embrasure covering the rear entrance.

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Ra156 La Richardais Battr, H.K.B.1271

Close combat defence embrasure covering the rear entrance.

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Close combat embrasure at Ra155's R611 a 48P8.

Ra156 La Richardais Battr, H.K.B.1271

The house is built on th casemate.

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Air photo of the house. You can see the nose of the bunker sticking out at the front.

Ra156 La Richardais Battr, H.K.B.1271

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Ra156 La Richardais Battr, H.K.B.1271

You can just see the door into the rear Tobruk.

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A cut away of an R611's Tobruk at Ra155.

Machine gun on a slip ring and could fire 360deg. and fire at aircraft.

Ra156 La Richardais Battr, H.K.B.1271

Side view and also the guns embrasure on the left.

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Russians using a 12.2cm m1931, the Russian name for the gun.

Ra156 La Richardais Battr, H.K.B.1271

Battle damage.

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Ra156 La Richardais Battr, H.K.B.1271

This is Term 1 at Ra155 Ville es Mesneir, 'Battr. Kahlenbach'. As we cannot see an R611 closely at Ra156 I have added three pictures of an R611 at R155. This picture just shows how large an R611 really is and how much concrete and energy was needed to build it.

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Plan of an R611 with a close combat room, crew room and two ammunition rooms.

Ammunition passage to the shell and case room.

Ra156 La Richardais Battr, H.K.B.1271

This is Term 1 at Ra155 Ville es Mesneir, 'Battr. Kahlenbach'. The view from the gun room looking back with the crew room on the left and the two ammunition stores on the right.

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Plan R611.
CCB -Close Combat Defence.
Tob - Tobruk. — Plan R611. CCB -Close Combat Defence. Tob - Tobruk.

Ra156 La Richardais Battr, H.K.B.1271

Gun room.This is Term 1 at Ra155 Ville es Mesneir, 'Battr. Kahlenbach'.

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Spent case man hole with three steel hand holds and steps.

Under the gun room floor is a large used shell case store. When the gun fires the shell case is placed down one of two holes in the floor. To retrieve them there is a manhole cover.