Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle Anse de Gattemare est

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Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle Anse de Gattemare est

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
5cm PAK 38.
5cm PAK 38.

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
 

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

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

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

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

5cm Pak38.
5cm Pak38.
Sk/Machinegunstand.
Sk/Machinegunstand.
Vf69 mortar Tobruks.
Vf69 mortar Tobruks.

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

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

Vf58c Tobruk..
Vf58c Tobruk..
MG34.
MG34.
18cmGr.W 278(f) Mortar.
18cmGr.W 278(f) Mortar.

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
The right wing of the defence.

25 September 2005

Plan.
Plan.
1965 photo might show up a 5cm KwK position.
1965 photo might show up a 5cm KwK position.
How a 5cm would have looked like.
How a 5cm would have looked like.

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

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

Nr1694 ringstand.
Nr1694 ringstand.
5cm KwK39 L/42.
5cm KwK39 L/42.
Vf69 mortar Tobruk..
Vf69 mortar Tobruk..

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
The second Vf bunker.

25 September 2005

Plan.
Plan.
Plan.
Plan.
Mortar crew.
Mortar crew.

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
Bunker/trench entrance.

25 September 2005

Plan.
Plan.
Nr1694 type ringstand with an L/60 KwK Pak gun.
Nr1694 type ringstand with an L/60 KwK Pak gun.
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

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

Plan.
Plan.

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
Vf crew bunker in the middle of the field..

25 September 2005

Plan.
Plan.
Vf bunker built into a mound of earth.
Vf bunker built into a mound of earth.
Vf style bunker.
Vf style bunker.

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

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

Plan.
Plan.
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
7.5cm Fk.
7.5cm Fk.

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

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

3.7cm Pak.
3.7cm Pak.
7.5cm Fk235 (b).
7.5cm Fk235 (b).

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
A Vf ammunition/crew bunker.

25 September 2005

Plan.
Plan.
5cm A/T ammunition.
5cm A/T ammunition.
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
One of the Tobruks still in place.

25 September 2005

Plan.
Plan.
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
Steps down into the bunker.

25 September 2005

Plan.
Plan.
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
Looking into the machine gun bunker.

25 September 2005

Mg34 in its box.
Mg34 in its box.
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
Where an MG34 may have sat looking at you.

25 September 2005

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

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 Anse de Gattemare est

You never know what you will find.

17 ‎March ‎2005 JF

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle Anse de Gattemare est

Von ---------- Einhelt

40924 (C?)

From --------- Unit

40924 (C?)

17 ‎March ‎2005 JF

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
Tobruk with trench entrance.

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details
details
Tobruk Vf58c.
Tobruk Vf58c.
Tobruk elevation.
Tobruk elevation.

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
The trench entrance into this Tobruk.

25 September 2005

Trenches.
Trenches.
Trenches around Wn125.
Trenches around Wn125.
Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
The view to StP126 Neville MKB 'Blankensee'.

25 September 2005

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle Anse de Gattemare est

A then and now photo of Anse de Gattemare taken in July 1945 showing the barbed wire still in place and what looks like fishermen on the far beach.

WO252/149 12-07-45

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle

Wn125 Le Coin du Rôle
 

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