Wn354 Casernments d'Auderville Laye
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Wn354 Casernments d'Auderville Laye
4 x Barracks.
1 x Kablebrunnen (cable connection box).
Wn354 Casernments d'Auderville Laye
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Living accommodation for the Flak, artillery and defence troops for the main batterie StP356.
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As far as we could see there were four barrack huts, made in concrete walls with a wooden roof. Large windows and not a protected building. It may and did hold back a bullet of .303 or American 30cal but a cannon shell or above I am sure would go right through.
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Barracks.
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Kablebrunnen.
A sunken kablebrunnen set into the corner of a field.
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Kablebrunnen.
The angled top or neck is designed with a round hole and a venturi so that air passing through the round hole creates an air current to draw cool air through the Kablebrunnen. Very clever idea.
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Kablebrunnen opening the lid.
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Kablebrunnen two rows of steel ladders running down into the manhole. Note the red X and the closing bolt for the lid.
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Kablebrunnen looking down but full of water, I have seen pictures of a lot of the fittings still extant.
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The concrete path the only one we found goes between the Kablebrunnen and the barracks.
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The first barrack building.
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A long barrack building with plenty of space for many bed.
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At both ends and on one wall the seems to be ablutions, that toilets, urinals, sinks and possibly showers?
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The last of the plaster on the walls.
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The flak position on the far hill.
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The second ablutions.
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The end wall.
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We believe these were where three shell cases hung and if hit by a steel bar. This would be either an 'Alarm' one sound or 'Food' another sound and I am trying to think of a third. Maybe 'General Call'.
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Shutter hinges on the window frames.
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The second barracks.
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The second barracks.
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The second barracks. There would have been a wooden floor here. Now all removed.
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Nice large windows and doors here.
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Bullet damage.
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The third barracks.
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Fourth barracks.
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Part of a strong wall.
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The drains are still working.
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