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2 x R667 casemates.
1 x R607 ammunition store.
1 x R622 twin group shelter.
1 x Vf58c Tobruk ringstand Gr. W mortar.
1 x 5cm Granatwerfer 36.
2 x 5cm KwK L/60 guns.


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R607 ammunition store.

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R622 twin group shelter.

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R667 casemate.

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Ringstand Gr. W mortar Vf67.

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Wn227 Le Dur Ecu Plan

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From the sea - two R667´s with 5cm KwK guns, a Gr. W mortar I think a 5cm Granatwerfer 36.
Next - a Tobruk with a possible Mg.34 which covered the dead ground around the centre of the Wn.
Rear - R607 an ammunition bunker with two passages either side with two rooms running L to R. R622 twin group bunker for 15 to 30 men.

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Ringstand Gr. W mortar Vf67.

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5cm mortar mounted in a Tobruk.

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5cm Granatwerfer 36.

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Wn227 Le Dur Ecu Entrée

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A tight turn off the D45 into Issue aux Moingnes, parking at the bottom.

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Wn227 Le Dur Ecu R667 (i)

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The first R667 we came across with a nearly new coat of Star Wars paint.

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R667.

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5cm KwK Pak.

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Wn227 Le Dur Ecu R667 (i)

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Very interesting that and extra layer of concrete was built onto the seaward side or enemies side to stop shells from getting under the casemate.

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Extra flank protection.

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How a shell would explode against the concrete and not undermine the bunker.

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Wn227 Le Dur Ecu R667 (i)

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Early 1960´s post card.

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Wn227 Le Dur Ecu R667 (i)

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Plan.

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Inside an R667 gun room.

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Wn227 Le Dur Ecu R667 (i)

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The slot for spent cases to be removed from the gun room.

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Inside the gun room is a slot to put spent 5cm shell cases through to remove them from the casemates gun room.

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Where the shell case would come out.

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Wn227 Le Dur Ecu R667 (ii)

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The second R667 casemate.

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R667 plan.

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Wn227 Le Dur Ecu R667 (ii)

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Good view of the rear entrance.

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Wn227 Le Dur Ecu R667 (ii)

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Wn227 Le Dur Ecu R667 (ii)

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Embrasure where the 5cm KwK L/60.

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Plan.

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5cm KwK L/60.

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5cm KwK L/60.

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Wn227 Le Dur Ecu concrete wall

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This concrete may be part of a concrete trench system linking with the Vf58c Tobruk 5cm Granatwerfer 36 mortar.

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Trench.

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Wn227 Le Dur Ecu concrete wall

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Trenches.

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Covered concrete trenches at Wn126 StP Neville MKB Blankensee.

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Wn227 Le Dur Ecu end of concrete trench.

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Wn227 Le Dur Ecu Vf58c Tobruk ringstand Gr. W mortar.

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Plan of this Vf58c Tobruk ringstand Gr. W mortar.

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Tobruk plan.

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Wn227 Le Dur Ecu Vf58c Tobruk ringstand Gr. W mortar.

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This part may have connected to a covered trench.

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5cm Mortar.

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5cm Mortar bombs.

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Mortar crew.

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Wn227 Le Dur Ecu R607 on left - R622 on right

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R607 ammunition bunker.

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Plan.

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R607 ammunition bunker with two entrances and two long ammunition rooms.

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R607 passageway.

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R607 ammunition room.

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R622 twin group bunker.

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R622 gas lock.

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R622 crew room.

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