Alderney, W 3 Wn Steinfeste, Fort Clonque
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.
Map.
R670 casemate.
R670 casemate.
Alderney, W 3 Wn Steinfeste, Fort Clonque
Owned by the Landmark Trust it cannot be easily visited. You may rent it and sleep in a German R670 casemate.
Alderney, W 3 Wn Steinfeste, Fort Clonque Ausboustand-karte Alderney.
Ausboustand-karte Alderney German map of Alderney.
Ausboustand-karte Alderney
Patrol.
Alderney, W 3 Wn Steinfeste, Fort Clonque
1, 2 & 3 the old Victorian Battery’s.
1 x R670 emplacement for a 10.5cm K133 gun.
1 x Tank turret Tobruk covering the entrance.
Tobruk.
Alderney, W 3 Wn Steinfeste, Fort Clonque
1 x R670 casemate.
1 x Tank Turret Tobruk.
1 x 10.5cm K 133(f).
1 x Ft M.G.311 (f).
10.5cm K 133(f).
Alderney, W 3 Wn Steinfeste, Fort Clonque
Alderney, W 3 Wn Steinfeste, Fort Clonque
The causeway which will flood at high tide.
Alderney, W 3 Wn Steinfeste, Fort Clonque Tank Turret.
A tank turret Tobruk was situated on the grass just in front of the fort.
F17 PZT 3.7cm KwK144 (f).
F17 PZT 3.7cm KwK144 (f).
Alderney, W 3 Wn Steinfeste, Fort Clonque
Plan.
The R670 set to fire N/W out of the fort.
A complement of 59men.
In 1859 there were seven 68 pounder guns, two 23 pounder and one 8” gun.
Sappers 1845.
Alderney, W 3 Wn Steinfeste, Fort Clonque
R670 casemate for a 10.5cm K133 (f) pivot mounted gun.
10.5cm K133 (f) pivot mounted gun.
10.5cm K133 (f) pivot mounted gun inside a casemate.
R670 casemate.
Alderney, W 3 Wn Steinfeste, Fort Clonque
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