Wn164a 'Sickingen' MIV
K.V.Gruppe Gris Nez · AOK 15 Nord Pas de Calais · France
Wn164a Sickingen, M.K.B MIV Waringzelle
A batterie of three guns in two M270 casemates with a large Mammut radar set behind it.
In the summer 1940 the Kriegsmarine installed 4 17cm average batteries between Waldam and Gris-Nez for the close defense of the Seelöwe Operation to attack Britain.
This is one of the four M batteries, they were named “Coastal batteries M” of the Marine Artillery Abteilung 244.
StP Waldam M.K.B MI.
StP106 Dresden M.K.B. MII.
Wn164a Sickingen, M.K.B. MIV.
Wn164a Sickingen, M.K.B MIV Waringzelle
Wn164a Sickingen, M.K.B MIV Waringzelle
To the right of the trees you can just see three pimples sticking up. These are the radar supports.
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Batterie MIV M.A.A.242
2.Funkmess.Abt
2 x M270 casemates.
2 x R622 twin Gruppe bunkers.
1 x V143 Mammut Gustav radar bunker Fu.MO 51.
1 x SK/Peilstand (FCP)
1 x Wellblech(flak crew bunker??)
3 x 17cm S.K.L/40 guns.
1 x 2cm Flak28.
Air 40/1667
Wn164a Sickingen, M.K.B MIV Waringzelle
The three Wn's were at times put together into Stützpunkt Frunsberg but here we are just covering Wn164a Sickingen.
Air 40/1667
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RAF bombing target air photograph of the whole of Cap Gris Nez.
Air 40/1667
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The three Wn's in this area.
German Plan
Wn164a Sickingen, M.K.B MIV Waringzelle
Plan showing what is here, we did not see the SK/Peilstand and could not enter the two R622 and the V143. The two casemates, one is correct and the other is in mirror, a left and a right type.
Air 40/3024
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From document Air40/3024 showing an Allied picture of the type of radar. V143 Mammut Gustav radar bunker Fu.MO 51.
Fu.MO an air warning and anti ship warning
radar.
Air 40/3024
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This is a low level air photo of a small Hoarding showing the three concrete uprights. V143 Mammut Gustav radar bunker Fu.MO 51.
Hoarding was an Allied code name for the type of radar a Fu.MO 51 Seetakt, air/ship warning, Mammut Gustav, range 40/60kms.
Air 40/1667
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The walk to the Wn.
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Wn164a Sickingen, M.K.B MIV Waringzelle
V143 Mammut Gustav radar bunker Fu.MO 51.
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Beach defences now used as fences.
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One of two R622's with its Tobruk defence on the right hand side.
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The roof section now visible. Two small gruppe of soldiers could live inside between 12 to 15 in a gruppe and one gruppe per room.
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The view along the rear of this R622 also showing up several Eisenpfahel still being used.
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The second R622 on the other side with its Tobruk on the left side.
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Wn164a Sickingen, M.K.B MIV Waringzelle
V143 Mammut radar bunker. An early type of radar used by the Navy.
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Wn164a Sickingen, M.K.B MIV Waringzelle
The three concrete uprights to hold the radar array up.
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Wn164a Sickingen, M.K.B MIV Waringzelle
The three concrete uprights to hold the radar array up.
V143 is a 1942 designed bunker.
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Wn164a Sickingen, M.K.B MIV Waringzelle
Cannon/machine gun shell damage on the concrete.
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Allied Intelligence.
Air 40/1667
Wn164a Sickingen, M.K.B MIV Waringzelle
The top of the right hand side.
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Wn164a Sickingen, M.K.B MIV Waringzelle
There are four slots on each concrete support to hold up the arrays.
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Wn164a Sickingen, M.K.B MIV Waringzelle
The tree supports can be seen in this picture.
Air 40/1667
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A Mammut array laying on its side. On some they placed the arrays back to back, this way a plane flying towards, over and away from the radar would show up on the screens.
WO file
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The top of the concrete columns.
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The cable holes that carried the signals from the arrays.
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Full wiring diagram of a large Mammut radar.
Air 40/1927
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The two casemates.
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Attached Tobruk to the bunker as a lookout, AA and local defence. Armed with a machine gun and a speaking tube to contact the troops in the bunker bellow.
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Inside the Tobruk where a poor soldier all on his own would have stood guard duty and look out.
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'M' = Marine, 270 = the type number. Around 1943 two of the three open emplacements were casemated due to the orders of Hitler. By June 1944 two casemates had been made and the third gun was in its open pit.
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Allied intelligence plan showing most of the bunkers but miss named the R622 twin gruppe bunkers as ammunition.
D.E.I.L.A. file
Wn164a Sickingen, M.K.B MIV Waringzelle
This one you can see the tie down bolts in the concrete floor to hold the gun down. The two slits in the sides (I think) these were to place the barrel of the gun to give some protection when the casemate is being fired upon. The lid sticking out of the front would have had steel bands (now removed) and some times steel plates down each side.
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The set of threads sticking out of the concrete.
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Allied intelligence plan of the casemates Turm1.
D.E.I.L.A. file
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Inside the casemate. There was an 882P7 door on the left side, a double door.
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Heavy bombing of Cap Gris Nez.
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You can see a Drone flght over the battery by Phil Wood.
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