Wn120 Le Moulard

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Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard

A very small Wn. covering two possible landing beaches.
Wn120 Le Moulard
Wn120 Le Moulard
Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
 

Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
2 x Vf/MG stand. 2 x Vf58c Tobruks. 1 x Vf69 mortar Tobruk. 3 x Unterstands. 1 x Nr1694 ringstand 1 x 5cm KwK L/42 Pak.

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Nr1694 ringstand.
Nr1694 ringstand.
Vf58c Tobruk.
Vf58c Tobruk.
5cm KwK L/42.
5cm KwK L/42.

Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
 

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Plan.
Plan.
Wn120 Le Moulard
Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
It is surprising how much you can see from this Google image.

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Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
A 1947 air photo.

Geoportail 1947

Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
The area was defended by the 709th Infantry Division.

German Wn & mine field map

Wn120 Le Moulard
Wn120 Le Moulard
Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
The Defence map and plan of mine fields. MF.62 goes from StP120 to Wn121 north. MF.61 covers the beach to the south between Wn119 &118.

German Wn & mine field map

S Mine.
S Mine.
Teller Mine (tank).
Teller Mine (tank).
Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
Machine gun observation post, this covers the inland area.

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From this air photo it looks like there was a trench system along the rear of the defence. This will link the Vf/MG stand with other positions in the Wn.
From this air photo it looks like there was a trench system along the rear of the defence. This will link the Vf/MG stand with other positions in the Wn.
MG.34.
MG.34.
Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
Not a very good view inside.

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Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
Unterstand translates to shelter. At the moment we have no idea what is down any of these shelters.

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Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
Not sure if these bits of concrete are from bunkers or not??

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Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
Tobruk defence. There were no buildings or trees here, so this defence would have had very little shelter from the weather.

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Wn120 Le Moulard
Vf58c Tobruk.
Vf58c Tobruk.
Observation.
Observation.

Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
 

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Vf58c Tobruk
Vf58c Tobruk
Plan
Plan

Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
Ringstand and unterstand/ammunition shelter.

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Plan.
Plan.
5cm KwK L/42.
5cm KwK L/42.
Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
How it may have looked, a 5cm KwK L/42.

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Wn120 Le Moulard
Wn120 Le Moulard
Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
A shelter in the corner.

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Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
Looking back from the sea

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Plan.
Plan.

Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
Another machine gun emplacement, this one covering the beach.

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Green - the MG's field of fire.
Green - the MG's field of fire.
Wn120 Le Moulard
Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
Screw pickets to hold barbed entanglement.

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Wn120 Le Moulard
Making a barbed wire entanglement.
Making a barbed wire entanglement.
Screw picket.
Screw picket.

Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
Another shelter.

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Plan.
Plan.

Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
The view down into the shelter.

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Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
This shelter is behind the Wn in a garden.

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Plan.
Plan.
Wn120 Le Moulard
Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
The last one on the edge of the field.

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Plan.
Plan.
Wn120 Le Moulard
Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
Mortar Tobruk.

Sebasien Deviere

Plan.
Plan.
Plan.
Plan.
Vf69 mortar bunker.
Vf69 mortar bunker.

Wn120 Le Moulard

Wn120 Le Moulard
 

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