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Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
Wn205 is a French fort converted by the Germans to cover this part of the coast. The two bunkers here are an R612 & an R667.
Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
Sat on a rocky outcrop this Napoleonic fort was part of the Cherbourg defence for many years and would have had muzzle loading guns around the walls.
1 x R642 casemate.
1 x R667 casemate.
1 x SK/Munitionsbunker.
1 x 5cm KwK gun.
1 x 7.5cm F.K.
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Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
9 USAAF 18 June 1945.
Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
Main gate of the fort.
Now converted to a camping site, there is also a nice walk around the outside.
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Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
Main gate of the fort.
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Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
1 - Mitrailleuse, machine guns.
2 - Casemate. canon 7.5cm F.K.
3 - Casemate canon de 50mm.
4 - Tobruk.
5 - Poste de guet, lookout post.
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Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
The forts Office.
The semi rounded wall on the left would have been covered by earth then turfed with grass.
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Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
Rear entrance of this east facing R612.
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Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
R612 casemate, now a holiday home.
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Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
Ammunition casements in the old French fort
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Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
Gun position on the outer wall.
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Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
French rifle embrasures.
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Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
Rear entrance of this west facing R667 casemate.
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Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
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