StP234 Bat Hamburg T3

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StP234 Bat Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

Here we are covering Turm 3 of 4.
T 1.
T 1.
T 2.
T 2.
T 3.
T 3.
T 4.
T 4.

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3
Plan of the batterie site of StP234 Batterie 'Hamburg' 3./M.A.A.260. Head Quarters were in the Château de Tourlaville.

from Frederic Clot

Château de Tourlaville.
Château de Tourlaville.

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3
Turm 2 with a Geschützstellung or open emplacement for a 24cm S.K. L./40 gun. The layout of T3 is very like T2 except it does not have the extra ammunition storage. Also the ammunition rooms do not have overhead monorail shell handling like T2.

from Frederic Clot

Ammunition storage rooms on left.
Ammunition storage rooms on left.
Turm 2 monorail with a slot for it to pass through the door.
Turm 2 monorail with a slot for it to pass through the door.

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3
When the trees are in leaf its well camouflaged.

11 June 2000

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3
June 1944 after capture and we see our two stooges giving perspective to the picture.

US Army Signals Corps, Nicholas Rudziak.(Thank you to Jim Swan)

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3
More summer foliage

11 March 2002

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3
Ah winter more can be seen.

11 March 2002

StP234 Bat Hamburg T3

US Army Signals Corps, Nicholas Rudziak.(Thank you to Jim Swan)

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3
In this picture the camouflage in the concrete can be followed through to the contemporary photos.

11 June 2000

US Army Signals Corps.
US Army Signals Corps.
StP234 Bat Hamburg T3

US Army Signals Corps, Nicholas Rudziak.(Thank you to Jim Swan)

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3
Inside the Geschützstellung now very grown over.

24 October 2004

Allied intelligence plan of T3.
Allied intelligence plan of T3.
StP234 Bat Hamburg T3

US Army Signals Corps, Nicholas Rudziak.(Thank you to Jim Swan)

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3
24cm S.K. L./40 gun.

US Army Signals Corps, Nicholas Rudziak.(Thank you to Jim Swan)

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3
As far as I can work it out, this is Turm 3 somewhere under all the camouflage.

nara

Its still down to picks and shovels..
Its still down to picks and shovels..
Huge cranes to lower the guns into position.
Huge cranes to lower the guns into position.
A lot of cement mixers would have been used.
A lot of cement mixers would have been used.

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3
Now moving around the back side and the access into the ammunition rooms.

24 October 2004 JF

Plan.
Plan.

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3
Looking back out.

24 October 2004

Plan.
Plan.

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3
The three ammunition rooms. The gun would be behind the right wall.

24 October 2004

details
details
Trolly's collecting ammunition.
Trolly's collecting ammunition.
StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3
Two smaller rooms and one big one in the middle.

24 October 2004

details
details
StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3
StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3
The centre store.

24 October 2004

Plan.
Plan.
Powder store.
Powder store.
StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3
The last smaller room.

24 October 2004

Plan.
Plan.
StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3
Shell case..
Shell case..

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3
The way out.

24 October 2004

Plan.
Plan.
StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3
 

US Army Signals Corps, Nicholas Rudziak.(Thank you to Jim Swan)

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3

StP234 Batterie Hamburg T3