— Wn311 Ecalgrain plage
WN · K.V.U.Gruppe Joburg · AOK 7 Normandy · France
Wn311 Ecalgrain plage
Situated in a small bay on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsular covering the beach from an attack both frontal and from the valley behind. Very little remains, but its surprising what can be found. Sea erosion has swept probably quite a lot away.
Wn311 Ecalgrain plage
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Baie d'Écalgrain.
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Map of the Wn's in and around the Cap de la Hague showing Wn311.
1944 plan of KVU-GR Joburg
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Plan of the defence with the extant parts shown up, the rest I do not know where they were.
1 x Ringstand Gr.W.
1 x Wasser bunker.
1 x Vf58c Tobruk.
5 x SK/MG positions.
3 x SKK/MG Schartenstand.
1 x Ringstand 5cm KwK L/42.
Plan
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A plan of today showing the trench line and there must have been more that these. The hedges and ditches would all have been integrated into a defence system. The 5cm KwK may have been placed looking out to sea, below the small hut.
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The Baie. This is where the 5cm KwK gun could have been?
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Slues wall in the stream bed.
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Slues wall in the stream bed.
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Slues wall in the stream bed. This may have been to stop a tank driving up the stream bed?
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Sluice wall in the stream bed.
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Alderney in view with the rocks of 'The Gannets' .
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Baie d'Écalgrain.
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SK/MG positions.
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SK/MG positions.
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SK/MG positions.
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Ditch and bank defence line.
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Trenches. (or a ditch & bank?).
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Vf58c Tobruk on beach. Was on the cliff.
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Vf58c Tobruk on beach. Was on the cliff.
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Vf58c Tobruk on beach. Was on the cliff.
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Remains on beach. .
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Remains on beach. .
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The concrete tower, The Odeon, MP3 Naval range finding tower. Also Quesnard Lighthouse.
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The concrete tower, The Odeon, MP3 Naval range finding tower. Also Quesnard Lighthouse.
WO file Kew
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