Vill 02 Deauville plage

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Vill 02 Deauville plage

Vill02 Deauville plage

Deauville beach a wonderful place when the sun is shining 1920.

R504 garage bunker.
R504 garage bunker.
Vf Schnabelständ.
Vf Schnabelständ.
Vf2a Gruppe Bunker.
Vf2a Gruppe Bunker.

Vill02 Deauville plage

Vill02 Deauville plage

7 x Vf58c Tobruk's.

2 x R604 garages.

2 x Vf2a's bunkers.

2 x Schnabelständ built into a bathing changing area.

2 x Ringstand's 5cm KwK's.

2 x 7.5cm F.K.231 (f).

2 x 5cm KwK L/42's.

Vill02 Deauville plage

Vill02 Deauville plage
The main beach was split up into Vill01/02/06 & 010. There were many Vf gruppe bunkers, 5cm KwK guns, several 7.5cm FK & FH. A few gun garages (R604's), rows of trenches. Many heavy gun batteries covered the beach from Vill013 Mont Canisy and more behind Trouville.

1944

Vill02 Deauville plage
Vill02 Deauville plage
Vill02 Deauville plage

Vill02 Deauville plage

Vill02 Deauville plage
The view from Vill01 along to 02, 06 & 010.

21 July 2008

Vill02 Deauville plage
Vill02 Deauville plage
Planting beach defence.
Planting beach defence.

Vill02 Deauville plage

Vill02 Deauville plage
This is what may have been there. Vf's gruppe bunkers were littered along the beach. There were two R604's but I could only find one. There were also two 5cm KwK's in open emplacements and in the Schnabelstand built into the beach changing huts (good camouflage) were heavy machine guns. T - Tobruk the only one I could find but there were six more..

1944

Schnabelstand one each end.
Schnabelstand one each end.
The one Tobruk.
The one Tobruk.
Two Vf's.
Two Vf's.

Vill02 Deauville plage

Vill02 Deauville plage

Vf gruppe bunker, how this remains when so much has been removed.

21 July 2008

Vf position.
Vf position.
Vill02 Deauville plage
Vill02 Deauville plage

Vill02 Deauville plage

Vill02 Deauville plage

Vf gruppe bunker, the two entrances into the passage.

21 July 2008

Plan of the Vf2a showing the entrances.
Plan of the Vf2a showing the entrances.

Vill02 Deauville plage

Vill02 Deauville plage

Vf gruppe bunker, looking into the passage.

21 July 2008

Plan.
Plan.
Alarm.
Alarm.
Alarm.
Alarm.

Vill02 Deauville plage

Vill02 Deauville plage

Vf gruppe bunker, bunker escape.

21 July 2008

Diagram of an escape.
Diagram of an escape.
The escape passage from inside a bunker.
The escape passage from inside a bunker.
The two different types of escapes.
The two different types of escapes.

Vill02 Deauville plage

Vill02 Deauville plage

Vf gruppe bunker, the entrances they seem to be a local design.

21 July 2008

The Vf and the building in the above picture and a Tobruk.
The Vf and the building in the above picture and a Tobruk.
Tobruk.
Tobruk.
Tobruk.
Tobruk.

Vill02 Deauville plage

Vill02 Deauville plage

 Changing rooms.

21 July 2008

The two guns covering Vill02.
The two guns covering Vill02.
Heavy machine gun..
Heavy machine gun..
Vill02 Deauville plage

Vill02 Deauville plage

Vill02 Deauville plage

Another very good picture of the Schnabelständ on this side.

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Schnabelständ.
Schnabelständ.
Heavy machine gun.
Heavy machine gun.
Schnabelständ plan.
Schnabelständ plan.

Vill02 Deauville plage

Vill02 Deauville plage
Film Stars names.

21 July 2008

Vill02 Deauville plage
Vill02 Deauville plage

Vill02 Deauville plage

Vill02 Deauville plage

The second Schnabelständ where the gun would have been well protected.

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Schnabelständ.
Schnabelständ.
Schnabelständ plan.
Schnabelständ plan.
Vill02 Deauville plage

Vill02 Deauville plage

Vill02 Deauville plage
 

21 July 2008