Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle Anse de Gattemare est
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Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
A defence covering the west side of the Gatteville peninsular.
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
Wn125 covers the western side of StP152. 7./Heers Kusten Artillerie Regiment 1261. This was a huge, six open emplacement (Geschutzstellung) 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
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
2 x Vf69.
7 x Vf58c.
2 x 5cm ringstands.
3 x Vf bunkers.
1 x Sk/Machinegunstand.
1 x Vf Pakstand 2 x 5cm KwK L/42.
I could not find any Vf69 or 5cm ringstands. They may have been there but may have been removed.
Plan with added information
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
A bombing raid by Mitchells & Bostons of 2 Group, RAF. There was counted over 30 craters within 100yds of the casemates & gun emplacements.
25 May 1944
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
The right wing of the defence.
25 September 2005
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
This is a 1972 air photo and it does look as though there was one 5cm KwK Nr1694 ringstand and may have a Vf69 connected by a trench..
1972
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
The second Vf bunker.
25 September 2005
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
Bunker/trench entrance.
25 September 2005
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
The entrance to a possible Vf bunker or the start to a trench system behind the 5cm KwK.
25 September 2005
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
Vf crew bunker in the middle of the field..
25 September 2005
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
Although it says its a Pak or anti/tank gun, I feel it would have been a field gun around 7.5cm type.
25 September 2005
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
Although it says its a Pak or anti/tank gun, I feel it would have been a field gun around 7.5cm type.
25 September 2005
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
A Vf ammunition/crew bunker.
25 September 2005
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
One of the Tobruks still in place.
25 September 2005
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
Steps down into the bunker.
25 September 2005
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
Looking into the machine gun bunker.
25 September 2005
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
Where an MG34 may have sat looking at you.
25 September 2005
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
This bunker probably had a fire control forward observer to inform the mortar & 5cm of targets.
25 September 2005
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
Tobruk with trench entrance.
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
The trench entrance into this Tobruk.
25 September 2005
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
The view to StP126 Neville MKB 'Blankensee'.
25 September 2005
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
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