W 202 Flak StP. Peil

FLAK · Gruppe Alderney · Kanalinseln (Channel Islands) · France

Alderney, W 202 Flak StP. 'Peil'

Alderney a small island off the coast of the Cherbourg Peninsular one of the Channel Islands and a Crown dependency. 3miles x 1.5miles. In June 1940 its entire population was removed and sent to either the other Channel islands or to Britain (most ended up in Glasgow). Then the German occupation forces arrived on the 2nd July. Hitler thinking that the British would attempt at recapturing, ordered it to become a Festung and later combined into the Atlantikwall.

Alderney, W 202 Flak StP. 'Peil'

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Alderney, W 202 Flak StP. 'Peil'

Ausboustand-karte Alderney.

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Alderney, W 202 Flak StP. 'Peil'

W 202 Flak StP. 'Peil' Plan of the Flak site with six 8.8cm and three 2cm and an M.G. AA. 6 x 8.8cm Flak. 3 x 2cm Flak 30. 1 x Würzburg radar. 1 x 150cm searchlight. 1 x AA machine gun. Many ammunition stores and accommodation bunkers of field type and wooden huts.

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Alderney, W 202 Flak StP. 'Peil'

Victorian pump house. It is sat right in the middle of the 8.8cm flak site.

06 October 2016

Alderney, W 202 Flak StP. 'Peil'

War Department boundary stone. A type of stone I have never seen. Its tall and oblong with WD and the broad arrow on both points.

06 October 2016

Alderney, W 202 Flak StP. 'Peil'

Boundary stone. War Department, we now call it the MOD Ministry of Defence. WD = War Department. The broad arrow is the government sign or Pheon. Most Government military fortifications and here on Alderney there are many. Usually stone 1 is the key stone and then they run right around the site. The Army had WD, Royal Navy had RN, and the RAF had AM. AM -- Air Ministry.

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Alderney, W 202 Flak StP. 'Peil'

Victorian well and pump.

06 October 2016

Alderney, W 202 Flak StP. 'Peil'

The Victorian well and pump. I do not know what powered it but it must have filled the cistern next to it and either pumped to forts around the island or water carts came here, filled up and then delivered.

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Alderney, W 202 Flak StP. 'Peil'

The water cistern looks as though it was upgraded by the Germans.

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Alderney, W 202 Flak StP. 'Peil'

Water cistern. Looking down into the water. The steel steps down inside look German??

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Alderney, W 202 Flak StP. 'Peil'

Early Flak position.

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Alderney, W 202 Flak StP. 'Peil'

Two of the ammunition niches.

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Alderney, W 202 Flak StP. 'Peil'

The view with the 8.8cm flak spread out around us here and in the far distance the radar Würzburg.

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Alderney, W 202 Flak StP. 'Peil'

Again looking towards the radar but here were at least three huts possibly wooden along here.

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Alderney, W 202 Flak StP. 'Peil'

The sky they were defending.

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PRU Spitfire came over as often as they could be tasked.

Alderney, W 202 Flak StP. 'Peil'

Zig Zag path below down to Fort Clonque.

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Alderney, W 202 Flak StP. 'Peil'

Found near the radar and one of the Flak positions.

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Alderney, W 202 Flak StP. 'Peil'

Looks like a ready ammunition space??

06 October 2016

Alderney, W 202 Flak StP. 'Peil'

8.8cm Flak in field position. This flak position could be anywhere in Europe.

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Alderney, W 202 Flak StP. 'Peil'

Heavy range finder that may have been in the OP here. Before radar this was the way aircraft were looked for, targeted and then information on height and speed through telemetry would be transmitted the information to the guns.

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