Wn102 'Berlin' Sangatte Ferme Baey

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Wn102 'Berlin' Sangatte Ferme Baey

Wn102 Berlin

This Wn is a typical almost standard design with two casemates facing outwards covering the beach east & west and a machne gun emplacement between them covering the middle.
The standard Wn layout here.
The standard Wn layout here.
7.5cm F.K.235(b). Field Kannon.
7.5cm F.K.235(b). Field Kannon.
7.5cm F.K.39(r).
7.5cm F.K.39(r).

Wn102 Berlin

Wn102 Berlin

Wn102 Berlin

Wn102 Berlin
2 x R612 casemate. 1 x Vf/MG stand. 1 x Vf Wellblech bunker. 1 x 7.5cm F.K.235(b). 1 x 7.5cm F.K.39(r). 1 x 2.5cm Pak 112(f). The two field guns would fire to left and right and the Vf/MG machine gun emplacement would cover the gap in the middle.

1946

R612 casemate for an assault gun.
R612 casemate for an assault gun.
Vf/MG stand.
Vf/MG stand.
Wellblech bunker.
Wellblech bunker.

Wn102 Berlin

Wn102 Berlin
R612 casemate.

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R612 casemate for an assault gun.
R612 casemate for an assault gun.
Casemate gun room.
Casemate gun room.
7.5cm F.K.235(b). Field Kannon.
7.5cm F.K.235(b). Field Kannon.

Wn102 Berlin

Wn102 Berlin
R612 casemate flanking wall. This wall covers the embrasure from direct fire from the sea, say from a ship shooting at it. The gun angled to fire down the beach and not out to sea to hit landing craft from dropping their loads.

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Plan.
Plan.
R612 casemate.
R612 casemate.
Looking inside an R612.
Looking inside an R612.

Wn102 Berlin

Wn102 Berlin
R612 casemate Heavy hooks set into the concrete, usually these are on the top of the bunker but here an extra set of heavier hooks have been set lower down.

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Camouflaging bunkers.
Camouflaging bunkers.
Camouflage netting.
Camouflage netting.
7.5cm F.K.39(r).
7.5cm F.K.39(r).

Wn102 Berlin

Wn102 Berlin
R612 casemate. Very heavy hooks.

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Laying mines.
Laying mines.
Barbed wire.
Barbed wire.
Building beach defences.
Building beach defences.

Wn102 Berlin

Wn102 Berlin
Wellblech bunker from the sea side.

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Plan.
Plan.
Wellblech bunker inside.
Wellblech bunker inside.
Wellblech iron sheeting.
Wellblech iron sheeting.

Wn102 Berlin

Wn102 Berlin
Wellblech bunker from the sea side.

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Design of the Wellblech bunker showing the half round tin and the thick covering of concrete.
Design of the Wellblech bunker showing the half round tin and the thick covering of concrete.
An elevation of a Wellblech from an Allied report.
An elevation of a Wellblech from an Allied report.

Wn102 Berlin

Wn102 Berlin
Wellblech bunker from the back side.

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Troops in a Wellblech bunker.
Troops in a Wellblech bunker.

Wn102 Berlin

Wn102 Berlin
Wellblech bunker from the back side.

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Plan.
Plan.
Wn102 Berlin
Wn102 Berlin

Wn102 Berlin

Wn102 Berlin
Looking along the sea front of Wn102 Berlin. Somewhere here would have been a Vf/MG Stand.

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Plan.
Plan.
This is a Vf/MG stand further along the coast.
This is a Vf/MG stand further along the coast.
MG34.
MG34.

Wn102 Berlin

Wn102 Berlin
Sailing by.

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Wn102 Berlin

Wn102 Berlin
Bunker under behind the Wellblech.

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Wn102 Berlin

Wn102 Berlin
More remains still around a barbed wire screw picket.

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Stock pile of screw pickets, mostly from the first world war and re cycled to use on the Atlantikwall. Also taken from the Maginot Line.
Stock pile of screw pickets, mostly from the first world war and re cycled to use on the Atlantikwall. Also taken from the Maginot Line.
Screw picket in the ground.
Screw picket in the ground.
Barbed wire.
Barbed wire.

Wn102 Berlin

Wn102 Berlin
We did not find the second R612 but a lot of work has been going on to protect the sand dunes from the sea and this may have been part of the R612´s flanking wall?? Looking again I cannot be at all sure. Another visit I suppose is now due.

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Plan.
Plan.

Wn102 Berlin

Wn102 Berlin
Bunker at the rear of the Wn. This could be a Vf gun garage for the 2.5cm Pak 112(f).

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Plan.
Plan.
2.5cm Pak 112(f).
2.5cm Pak 112(f).
Gun and garage.
Gun and garage.
Vf5b gun and garage.
Vf5b gun and garage.

Wn102 Berlin

Wn102 Berlin
What was happening here we have no idea, but these two French Airforce Black Hawks were manoeuvring very close to each other and I mean close at times??

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