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WN · K.V.A. B Dunquerque Freie Küste S/W · AOK 15 Nord Pas de Calais · France
Wn 'Reinhilde' Les Hemmes de Marck, H.K.B.
Wn 'Reinhilde' Les Hemmes de Marck, H.K.B.
Wn 'Reinhilde' Les Hemmes de Marck
4 x Vf MG-Piltz.
1 x Doppel gun R219 casemate.
8 x Assorted locally built Unterstands.
1 x 7.5cm Lag gun. (Anti Landing Gun) Pos. a 7.5cm F.K.235(b).
1 x 2.5cm Pak 112(f).
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Tetrahedron
The car park with old Tetrahedron beach anti landing obstacles all over the place.
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The German 1944 beach defence plan showing all the defences.
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More Tetrahedron beach anti landing obstacles defences.
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Tetrahedron were wire tied together and cemented with a grout and when dry were very strong.
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Each side was numbered and they could then all fit in order. Often we have seen scratched on them I, II, III, & IV.
We found some in Brittany with exactly the same markings.
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R219 in the distance.
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The front of the R219 Doppel casemated which was set to fire either up or down the beach with only one gun doing he job of two.
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R219 Doppel casemate
Embrasure on the east side looking inside.
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R219 Doppel casemate.
G un room. The gun can be fired through either embrasure or removed from the casemate and used in the field.
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R219 Doppel casemate.
The rear entrance with two flanking walls.
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R219 Doppel casemate.
Looking back into entrance.
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R219 Doppel casemate.
The gun room showing the half round marks in the concrete for the trail of the gun to sit.
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Walking back we found a Piltz.
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Vf MG-Piltz a three embrasured pill box defence position with a rear door.
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The rear door is not original but the cut away hinges are from half a door.
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A row of Tetrahedral used as fence posts.
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Looking at the start of the Dunes there are a row of small living bunkers (Unterstands) probably built by the soldiers to live in.
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First on the left.
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We did not enter.
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Then on the right a larger bunker.
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A covered entrance, bricks were used for the walls and steel corrugated plates for the roof and concreted over. Safe against a near miss.
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One of the rooms.
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Walking through the rooms.
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