Les Iles Anglo-Normandes, Alderney.
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Alderney a small island off the coast of the Cherbourg Peninsular one of the Channel Islands and a Crown dependency. 3miles x 1.5miles.
In June 1940 its entire population was removed and sent to either the other Channel islands or to Britain (most ended up in Glasgow). Then the German occupation forces arrived on the 2nd July. Hitler thinking that the British would attempt at recapturing, ordered it to become a Festung and later combined into the Atlantikwall.

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Luftwaffe Flak crews.

Low level Flak.

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3 x 2cm Flak 30.
1 x Ringstand.
1 x Observation.
Many MG positions.
Here there will be a mix of Victorian fort and German Flak. The German Flak crews would have used the fort as barracks.

2cm Flak 30.

Maxim 08 model.

Range finder observation.

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Ausboustand-karte Alderney

Ausboustand-karte Alderney.

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Fort Tourgis Victorian 1855 (and German 1943).
Early Victorians decided that Alderney was a key player in the world of defence of the realm and sent over a detachment of Sappers and Miners to fortify the island against a French invasion. A new harbour was envisaged with a long breakwater, was started. Forts were being built all around the island and Fort Tourgis was just one of them.
It was a Fort to cover two bays of the island, Clonque and Platte Saline with 33 guns and 346 Officers and men. A massive structure beautifully made of local stone.
Four battery’s, men’s quarters, Officers quarters, magazines, shell stores, parade ground Kitchens, and a guard room.

Royal Sappers and Miners 1825/55

 

Corps of Royal Sappers Miners.

Light Company 25th Regiment of Foot 1855.

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Fort Tourgis in all its splendor.

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The original entrance to Fort Tourgis.

 

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Main Gate. The Germans moved in and I am sure they used the fort as barracks.

Window.

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Fort Tourgis
The original door with Tourgis written on it at the top. The sun was very bright and its in the shadow.

Tourgis on the door.

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Guard Room.

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Guard.

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Guard Room window.

Guard room door.

Ceiling above the guard room, in a bit of a state.

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Guard room inside.

Window.

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Lamp space to light up two cells.

Lamp.

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Parade ground.

Parade square.

 

 

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Ball court and artillery store.

Lamp bracket.

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Ball court or Gym.

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Magazine.

Powder barrels.

Powder barrels.

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Steps to the next level.

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Artillery store offices.

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The roof of the world.
What you do not see here is the wind, it was blowing a gale and I had a job to even stand up here.

Photo reconnaissance Spitfires flew very regularly over the Islands to find out what was happening with the defences.

USAAF Dakotas were shot at on the morning of D-day if they strayed too close.

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The red arrow shows where I was stood and where the first 2cm Flak 30 was placed.

 

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Flak position, on the left is an ammunition niche and the round piece on the right is where the 2cm Flak 30 sat. The small brick plinths are for water tanks used post war and nothing to do with the Flak.

2cm Flak 30.

A round base for 2cm flak.

Gun tools.

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Possibly a store, shelter or radio/field telephone space.

2cm Flak.

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Ringstand for ??

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Ringstand for ?? that was empty in late wartime air photos. It may have covered a large gap in the wall probably made as an easier entrance.

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Ringstand for ??

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Battery 4 gun embrasure for a I think 64pdr guns on garrison carriage.

4pdr guns on garrison carriage.

4pdr guns on garrison carriage.

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Second 2cm Flak site.

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Round base of the Flak mounting. They seemed to mount their light Flak either on plinths like this or on pads.

2cm Flak pad type bases.

2cm Flak 30 without its carriage base where it can be bolted down to a concrete base.

Flak crew.

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Ammunition niches down two sides.

2cm magazines.

Boxes of ammunition.

Boxes of ammunition.

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Base for a 2cm Flak gun.

Bases of 2cm flak.

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Tie down thread and nut.

Hole in the centre for an electrical or telephone cable to the gun.

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Gap in wall to Battery 3 with the Flak OP on the left with the broken roof and on the right a set of steel steps up the side of the inner wall.

The steel steps running up the wall allowing access to the roof.

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Steel steps.

Steel ladders.

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Getting to top of the ladder is the view over the top of the wall.
What did I expect. A bit more than this.
The brick tower on the end of the Officers barracks is the third 2cm Flak position.

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The third flak position using a concrete base and the topped off with brick.

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Another view of the flak position.

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Close up you can see the different forms of construction with ammunition underneath.

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Close up from the N/E side .

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2cm Flak 30..

Barrel removal clip..

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Fort Tourgis
The parade ground and at the far end Musket loopholes and an entrance into Battery 3.

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A closer look at the far end with Musket loopholes and the forts door, like the main entrance it has a double door and a drawbridge.

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You can see the hinges for inner doors and the pulley for a drawbridge. Also on the left a large iron bar to lock open the door still in place.

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Officer’s quarters on the left. Windows on the outer side had loopholed steel shutters to close off if attacked.

Plan.

 

 

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Looking into the Officers quarters.

 

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I think this is a coms man hole and not sewage as it has steel ladder down into it??.

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A basement down the steps.

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Men's Quarters.

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Working along another entrance to the men’s quarters. showing the inner doors.

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Basement with a concrete cover from WW2.

Another view of the concrete cover.

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Another entrance into the Men's Quarters.

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Looking into another basement with iron railings still in place.

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The view towards the main gate.

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The last entrance into the Men's Quarters.

 

 

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The main gate, the other is on the ground.

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Not sure what this is yet??

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