Wn18 Quineville le Bours Neuf le Havre
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Wn18 Quineville le Bours Neuf le Havre
The south bank of the Sinope river and all along the sea front of Quineville le Havre. A long frontage with a sea wall, two casemates, R612 & an R667 and several tank turrets. The Hotel de la Plage has always been welcoming. There is also a WW2 museum and you then get access to the R667 casemate from inside.
Wn18 Quineville le Bours Neuf le Havre
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This is an Allied Bigot map and a plan of all the defences in the area dated April 1944 and the hash areas off the beach are the 'Area Odysseus' Wn107 & 'Area Odol' Wn106 part of the German fire plan for inland guns to fire onto the beaches in the event of a landing. the guns of Wn136 Mont Coquerel would have drenched this area in kneaded.
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Allied Intelligence Tactical Targets Report Cherbourg.
Tactical Targets Report Cherbourg.
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The French SHM plan of the defences.
SHM
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Entrance of the Town.
I am starting at the road into Quineville le Havre from Quineville and here on the right was a road checkpoint, possibly a machine gun pointing up the road and a barrier across the road.
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Entrance of the Town.
Here on the left was a road checkpoint, possibly a machine gun pointing up the road and a barrier across the road.
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Fire plan of Wn107.
Red lines - Ant-tank wall.
Green lines - anti tank ditches.
Arrows- are the different gun positions.
1944
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Ankerblock für Sperre [anchor block for a barrier].
This is the edge of Wn106 where something like Belgian gates were linked together to make an ant-tank barrier down to the Sinope river.
27 July 2008
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Ankerblock für Sperre [anchor block for a barrier].
The wall was a natural defence to the north and the Ankerblock für Sperre can be seen further along. The perfectly round stone in the wall I have no idea what it may have been used for.
27 July 2008
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The anti-tank sea wall southern end.
26 October 2008
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S35
4.7cm KwK173(f) Tobruk.
SHM
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S35
4.7cm KwK173(f) Tobruk.
About to be demolished.
Unsure of date.
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MG Scharte.
There are several close combat defence embrasures (MG Scharte) set into the wall where a machine gun could fire through.
26 October 2008
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MG Scharte.
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MG Scharte.
26 October 2008
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MG Scharte.
This is where an MG Scharte has had the top cut out to allow campers to walk to the beach.
26 October 2008
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Anti-tank wall looking along the front face.
26 October 2008
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R612 Casemate for an Assault gun.
7.62cm F.K.
26 October 2008
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R612 Casemate for an Assault gun.
Still has some remains of its camouflage on the top of the flanking wall.
26 October 2008
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R612 Casemate for an Assault gun remains of its camouflage on the top of the flanking wall.
26 October 2008
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R612 Casemate for an Assault gun.
This picture shows the added tiled roof as camouflage to make it look like a house and extra tiles have been added to the flanking wall. Windows painted on the wall and wooden shutters to close off the embrasure.
1944
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R612 Casemate for an Assault gun.
Rear entrance with the tiles now removed from the roof to probably tile the roof they were Stollen from. It looks like a wooden not armoured rear door.
1945
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R612 Casemate for an Assault gun.
A contemporary picture of the rear of the R612.
1943/4
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R612 Casemate for an Assault gun. The rear of the casemate today.
26 October 2008
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R612 Casemate for an Assault gun from an allied intelligence document.
1944 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Victor Lundy
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R612 Casemate for an Assault gun. The view along the inside of the anti-tank wall.
27 July 2008
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The view from the other-side of the Sinope River looking south.
10 May 2008
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10 May 2008
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The search light and S35 turret.
1943/4 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 27 July 2008
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I have superimposed the search light and a Belgian gate covering the beach exit.
27 July 2008
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I expect he said ''Put more mines out''.
1944
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Allied Intelligence Report.
1944
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The view into Quineville le Havre from the beach.
On the right was an S35 tank turret set into a Tobruk, when the first Sherman tank advanced around the far corner, it came under fire from this gun.
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Continuing along the tank wall south.
10 May 2008
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R667 casemate for a 5cm KwK L/60.
Interesting, the books state an L/42 which did not have a muzzle break but a contemporary photo of the gun shows it to be an L/60 with the muzzle break??
10 May 2008
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On the left is the R667 casemate and the gap in the tank wall is where an MG Scharte was and opened up for holiday makers to walk around.
10 May 2008
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This shows the gun with a muzzle break and an L/60.
1944
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Inside showing from L to R, bullet splatter marks on the back wall. The niche where fired shell cases can be placed to go outside the gun room and keep it clear. The door and ammunition space slot in the wall.
10 May 2008
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Continuing south.
R667 and on the left an MG Scharte.
10 May 2008
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The new sea wall with the tank wall behind.
21 November 2010
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MG Scharte at the front.
10 May 2008
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MG Scharte from behind.
10 May 2008
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Rifle slit.
10 May 2008
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MG Scharte rear.
10 May 2008
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R35 Tobruk as it is and was.
Pz.T. R35 3.7cm KwK144(f).
Now and then.
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R35 Tobruk as it was. Pz.T. R35 3.7cm KwK144(f).
Where the turret fitted on.
10 May 2008
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R35 Tobruk as it was. Pz.T. R35 3.7cm KwK144(f).
Pz.T. R35 3.7cm KwK144(f)
1944
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R35 Tobruk Pz.T. R35 3.7cm KwK144(f).
This is the view the gun would have had out to see. The ring of bolts would have held down the geared turret ring and the turret sat on the top. The turret then could be cranked around by a small gear wheel to aim the gun at its target and another to aim up and down.
10 May 2008
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The far end of the Anti-tank wall.
1944
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Walking down this alley we found a plaque on the wall.
25 July 2008
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The plaque.
En ce lieu le 28 juin 1944 Arturo Fanconi citoyen suisse a donne sa vie en sauvant ses comerades lors des combats de la LIBERATION.
In this place 28 June 1944 Arturo Fanconi Swiss citizen has given his life saving his comerades during the fighting in the LIBERATION.
25 July 2008
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The road coming up from the south where another R35 tank turret was situated.
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Pz.T. R35 3.7cm KwK144(f).
This one in the flower bed. Now removed.
25 July 2008
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Pz.T. R35 3.7cm KwK144(f).
The view up the road south. Now removed.
25 July 2008
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This one (now removed) would have been able to cover 360deg. inside the Wn106 .
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Quineville Nord (batterie) (French).
A first fortification was in 1689. It was built & probably destroyed and the current one in the late eighteenth century. In 1881 the army had 3 x 16.5cm guns, 3 x howitzers & 22 x Rayes (Mortars). A report of the Board of War superior in August 1888 indicates that it should be a declassified. It was deconditioned and converted to a house. It was last used as a Centre de Vacances. [badly translated by me from Index de la Fortification Francaise 1874 to 1914.]
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Quineville Nord (batterie) (French) main gate.
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Quineville Nord (batterie) (French) main gate.
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Quineville Nord (batterie) (French) a small Vf strengthened position just inside the main gate.
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Quineville Nord (batterie) (French) inside he small Vf strengthened position just inside the main gate.
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Quineville Nord (batterie) (French) inside the small Vf strengthened position just inside the main gate. The last room was used as a wine cellar.
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Quineville Nord (batterie) (French) the way out.
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Quineville Nord (batterie) (French). The Garage.
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R656 15 man bunker.
The bunker entrances with four air vents. To the left the is (bricked up) is the entrance to the attached Tobruk
. Between the two doors the crest of he unit stationed here.
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R656 15 man bunker.4.Kp./Bau.Pi.Bt1.59. constructors.
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R656 15 man bunker.
Right hand entrance.
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Gas lock with two 434P01 splits armoured doors..
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Crew room for 15 men.
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Crew room with lots of fittings on the walls.
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Close combat defence.
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Anti gas spare filter storage fittings.
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The doorway out.
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Quineville Nord (batterie) (French) the view from the garage.
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Quineville Nord (batterie) (French) the R565 bunker with the Tobruk on its left.
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Quineville Nord (batterie) (French).
The view down to another small entrance and the earth bas been removed from the walls. In the corner is a Tobruk defence.
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Quineville Nord (batterie) (French) the Tobruk defence.
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Quineville Nord (batterie) (French) the roof of the R565 bunker with the four aerial tubes and some still have the original steel screw on covers.
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Quineville Nord (batterie) (French) Tobruk in the other corner.
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Quineville Nord (batterie) (French).
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Quineville Nord (batterie) (French) the third Tobruk defence of the Quineville Nord (batterie) (French).
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Quineville Nord (batterie) (French) the more modern and grand entrance to the house.
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Quineville Nord (batterie) (French).
Not quite the end.
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Liberation 14 June 1944.
The 3rd Batt. 39th Inf. were moving up the coast, the 3Batt. 22nd Inf advanced along Quineville Ridge moving east. 36 A-20 bombers went in and bombed the town prior to the advance. K comp. 39Inf managed to enter the town but came under some bitter opposition from the defenders of the beach. Tanks could not advance due to heavy mortar fire. Smoke was sent in onto the town and K Comp. advanced. With that the defenders realised things were hopeless and surrendered. The 1st Batt. 39Inf working north managed to take Fort St Marcouf but lost several men to mines.
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