Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec, K.V.U.Gruppe Barfleur, K.V.Gr. Cotentin Ost, KVR J1, Normandy.

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Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec, K.V.U.Gruppe Barfleur, K.V.Gr. Cotentin Ost, KVR J1, Normandy.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

A defence covering the east side of the Gatteville peninsular.
Plan of the trench system.
Plan of the trench system.
Searchlight.
Searchlight.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
 

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
Wn123 covers the eastern side of StP152. 7./Heers Kusten Artillerie Regiment,1261. This was a huge, six open emplacement (Geschützstellung) for 15.5cm K.420(f) guns and then four R679 casemates plus ammunition and crew bunkers. All round defence were four Wn's123, 124, 125 & 125a.

Geoportail

15.5cm K.420(f).
15.5cm K.420(f).
R679 casemate plan.
R679 casemate plan.
FCP, Leitstand/SK.
FCP, Leitstand/SK.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

1 x Vf58c Tobruk.
6 x Unterstand bunkers.
1 x Searchlight emplacement.
1 x Nr1694 ringstand.
2 x 2cm Flak positions.
2 x Wellblech crew bunkers.
1 x Vf69 mortar Tobruk.
1 x Mortar Tobruk (not visited)
1/2 x 81mm mortars.
1 5cm KwK 39 L/42 Pak .
4 x Vf/MG stands.

Geoportail 1972

Vf69 mortar Tobruk.
Vf69 mortar Tobruk.
Nr1694
Nr1694
Vf58c Tobruk.
Vf58c Tobruk.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
Sebastien has spent hours measuring the layout and with Bernard Paich, they have drawn this plan..

Sebastien Deviere and Bernard Paich

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
Le Havre de Crabec.

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Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
This map is showing all the Wn's in yellow and in the centre is StP152 the batterie site. MF are the mine fields .

German defence map

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
We were there in 2005 & it was easy to walk around the fish farm. Today I am not too sure how private it is.

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Barfleur, j´adore.
Barfleur, j´adore.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
The start of the concrete trench system running around the point.

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Plan.
Plan.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

A Vf/SK bunker for the troops stationed here.
Vf = Vf. For Verstärkt feldmässig. (Field construction bunker).
SK = Sonder Konstruktion. (Special construction).

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Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
Under the mound but now full of water due to being used by the fish farm.

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How it may look inside.
How it may look inside.
Plan.
Plan.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
Trench system moving on.

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Plan.
Plan.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
Vf69 mortar Tobruk with a hole for an 81mm mortar and an observation/machine gun Tobruk.

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Vf69 plan.
Vf69 plan.
Vf69 ringstand.
Vf69 ringstand.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
The entrance trench into the Tobruk.

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Plan.
Plan.
details
details

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
The Mortar Tobruk ring.

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Vf69 ringstand.
Vf69 ringstand.
View from the air.
View from the air.
Observations from a Tobruk.
Observations from a Tobruk.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
The observation/defence Tobruk.

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Tobruk used as an AA machine gun.
Tobruk used as an AA machine gun.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
Defence position with a Wellblech shelter to the right.

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Plan.
Plan.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
Inside the Wellblech (corrugated iron) tin roof.

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Plan.
Plan.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
Trench to search light ringstand. Now where was the power supply, there should have been a generator??

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Plan.
Plan.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
Search Light ringstand.

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60cm search light.
60cm search light.
Plan.
Plan.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
A niche either for a shooting position of its for two soldiers to pass in the trench.

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Trench.
Trench.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
2cm Flak 30.

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Plan.
Plan.
2cm at rest.
2cm at rest.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
 

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Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
More trenches.

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Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
Long journey to the Tobruk.

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Plan.
Plan.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
Vf58c Tobruk.

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Plan.
Plan.
Elevation.
Elevation.
Layout.
Layout.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
View down into the crew room.

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Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
Tobruk ringstand.

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Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
Nice entrance into a crew bunker.

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Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
Tröger concrete supports.

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Concrete beams.
Concrete beams.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
Inside.

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Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
View towards the lighthouse.

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Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
Covered ammunition space.

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Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
Ammunition space.

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Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
Route to the emplacement.

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Plan.
Plan.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
5cm KwK 39 L/42 ringstand.

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5cm KwK 39 L/42.
5cm KwK 39 L/42.
5cm KwK 39 L/42.
5cm KwK 39 L/42.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
Ringstand hold fast.

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Base of the gun.
Base of the gun.
Mounting in place.
Mounting in place.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
The view out over the water.

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Nr1694 ringstand.
Nr1694 ringstand.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
The covered trench to the ringstand.

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Fire plan.
Fire plan.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
 

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Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
 

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Plan.
Plan.
Plan.
Plan.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
Machine gun defence and added niche in the trench wall.

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08 machine gun.
08 machine gun.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
The view from the sea side.

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details
details
Plan.
Plan.

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
Plan No. 70 from SHM.

SHM plan

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec

Wn123 Le Havre de Crabec
 

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