W 3 Wn Steinfeste
WN · Gruppe Alderney · Kanalinseln (Channel Islands) · France
Alderney, W 3 Wn 'Steinfeste', Fort Clonque
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 3 Wn 'Steinfeste', Fort Clonque
Owned by the Landmark Trust it cannot be easily visited. You may rent it and sleep in a German R670 casemate.
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Alderney, W 3 Wn Steinfeste, Fort Clonque
Ausboustand-karte Alderney German map of Alderney.
Ausboustand-karte Alderney
Alderney, W 3 Wn 'Steinfeste', Fort Clonque
1, 2 & 3 the old Victorian Battery’s.
1 x R670 emplacement for a 10.5cm K133 gun.
1 x Tank turret Tobruk covering the entrance.
1 x Ft M.G.311 (f).
Alderney, W 3 Wn 'Steinfeste', Fort Clonque
05 October 2016
Alderney, W 3 Wn 'Steinfeste', Fort Clonque
05 October 2016
Alderney, W 3 Wn 'Steinfeste', Fort Clonque
The causeway which will flood at high tide.
05 October 2016
Alderney, W 3 Wn 'Steinfeste', Fort Clonque
A tank turret Tobruk was situated on the grass just in front of the fort.
05 October 2016
Alderney, W 3 Wn 'Steinfeste', Fort Clonque
Plan.
The R670 set to fire N/W out of the fort.
A complement of 59men.
In 1859 there were seven 68 pounder guns, two 23 pounder and one 8” gun.
Land Mark Trust
Alderney, W 3 Wn 'Steinfeste', Fort Clonque
R670 casemate for a 10.5cm K133 (f) pivot mounted gun.
Taken from a U tube video
Alderney, W 3 Wn 'Steinfeste', Fort Clonque
05 October 2016