Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan, K.V.U. Gruppe Roscoff, Brittany.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Roscoff is the furthest port on the north west coast of with sailing links now to Ireland and Plymouth. The old port is protected by a French fort that was strengthened as part of the Atlantikwall. We visited the town and walked around the bay from the old town to the fort.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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2 x R611 casemates.
1 x R631 casemate.
1 x R661/Sk casualty assembly bunker.
1 x R627/Sk Artillery observation post.
1 x R634 six embrasure turret bunker.
1 x R501 group shelter.
1 x R621 group shelter.
2 x R667's casemate for a 5cm KwK gun.
4 x Vf67's Tobruk for a Pz.T. FT17 MG331(f). .
1 x Vf226 .
3 x Vf58c Tobruk's.
4 x Feldm.
2 x Flakstellung.
3 x Pz.T. FT17 MG331(f)
2 x 7.5cm F.K.38.
2 x 5cm KwK L/42.
2 x 2cm Flak 30.
1 x 4.7cm Pak K.36(t).

Vf67 Tobruk for a Pz.T. FT17 MG331(f).

R611 casemates.

R631 casemate.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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The old port of Roscoff.

 

 

 

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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The sea wall & fort.
The view from the old town towards the fort on Pointe de Bloscan. The defence area of Mo94 is at the pointe.

This area was garrisoned by Inf. Regt. 100, many left as the Americans advanced west and helped in the defence of Brest.

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Walking around the bay I noticed the first bunker on the right an R631, embrasure emplacement for a 4.7cm K36(t) Skoda A/T gun with a co-axle sMG37(t).

A 4.7cm K36(t) Skoda A/T gun with a co-axle sMG37(t).

There were three Pz.T. FT17 MG331(f) turrets in Mo94.

R667 for a 5cm KwK Pak gun.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
R631 casemate

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R631 casemate for a 4.7cm K36(t) Skoda A/T gun with a co-axle sMG37(t).
This is how it looks today on Google earth. Crenellations have been removed.

R631 casemate.

The distinctive crenellation camouflage around its roof.

An original photo showing the crenellations.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
R631 casemate

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R631 casemate for a 4.7cm K36(t) Skoda A/T gun with a co-axle sMG37(t).

R631 casemate.

The distinctive crenellation camouflage around its roof.

An original photo showing the crenellations.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
R631 casemate

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R631 4.7cm Pak K.36(t) casemate.
The entrance door is behind the bush and you would have to pass the close combat embrasure where a machine gun could give cover to any body trying to enter.

A 483p2 close combat embrasure.

Gunner at his position.

Gun room at another casemate.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
R631 casemate

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R631 4.7cm Pak K.36(t) casemate.
Close combat embrasure and you can just see the door to its left.

Close combat defence.

Crew room of another bunker.

R631 casemate for a 4.7cm Festungspak(t) gun (counter clockwise) Close combat defence room, Gas lock & entrance, Crew room, Ammunition room, and then Gun room.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
R631 casemate

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R631 Skoda gun casemate.
Full front view.

4.7cm Skoda gun from the rear.

Skoda bunkers gun room in another bunker.

Ammunition room of another bunker.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
R631 casemate

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R631 4.7cm Pak K.36(t) casemate.
The steel door is nearly in the closed position.

The plate at the front could be drawn up over the gun to protect it from direct fire.

Skoda gun and crew with the gun commander stood looking through a slit to the right of the gun embrasure able to locate targets fore the gunner to fire at.

The plate covering the gun.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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R631 4.7cm Pak K.36(t) casemate
R631 casemate

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Ball joint gun embrasure mounting.

This is the ball joint fitted to the gun.

4.7cm Pak (t) Skoda MG 37 coaxial machine gun.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
R631 casemate

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R631 4.7cm Pak K.36(t) casemate.
The field of fire from the main gun.

The view from the Tobruk on the roof.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
2 x R611 casemate

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2 x R611 casemate for a 7.5cm F.K.38 field gun. View across to the second R611 & the fort (yellow circle). (Red circle) the first R611. R611 casemate is a very interesting one. It has a gun room with a passage, two doors at the rear for a field gun to be brought through, shell & case room magazines, large crew room with periscope, gas lock & close combat defence room.

The rear door.

494p2 large double door the type that may have been used here.

Plan of this R611.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
2 x R611 casemate

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R611 casemate for a 7.5cm F.K.38 field gun. This photo was taken in November 2009 and conversions are going a pace now.

R611 casemate for a field gun, usually a 7.5cm F.K.38

7.5cm F.K.38

 

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
R611 casemate

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R611 casemate for a 7.5cm F.K.38 field gun.
I found these two photos in my archive, I have no idea where they came from?? but somebody has a new use for it.

Gun embrasure

Field gun.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
R611 casemate

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R611 casemate for a 7.5cm F.K.38 field gun.
I found these two photos in my archive, I have no idea where they came from?? but somebody has a new use for it.

looking from the rear door to the embrasure at the front.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
R611 casemate

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R611 casemate for a 7.5cm F.K.38 field gun. The rear entrance into the R611 with tank walls each side but the rear has been built onto.

The blue arrow is where a periscope was fitted.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
R611 casemate

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The old fort. Looking down from chapel hill into the fort, fish farm and factory & now almost derelict.

A view of the fort & fish farm pre Atlantikwall.

Corpse de Garde now completely removed.

Corpse de Garde.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
R611 casemate

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Second R611.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
R611 casemate

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The second R611 casemate for a 7.5cm F.K.38 field gun.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
R611 casemate

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The second R611 casemate for a 7.5cm F.K.38 field gun.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
R611 casemate

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The H611 casemate is a very interesting one. It has a gun room with a passage to doors at the rear for a field gun to be brought through. A shell & case room magazines. A large crew room with periscope. Gas lock & close combat defence room.

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Gun room mechanism.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
R611 casemate

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This is where the metal plate could be drawn up over the embrasure to cover the gun.

This R611 has an extra ammunition room added to the side.

 

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
R611 casemate

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The area the gun could cover with Ike de Batz in the distance, also note the loops set into the rock to hold down barbed wire.

Ile de Batz.
Wn Mo100a, 100b.
Wn Mo 101 to Ma107.
2 x 7.5cm Pak.
2 x 5cm KwK Pak's.
Some 2cm Flak 28's.
s.Kp.Ma.Fl.Abt.231.
Stab 111./Gren.Rgt.899.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
R611 casemate

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The second R611 at the back with an extended ammunition room added and the rear door further up.

 

 

7.5cm F.K.38 Field Gun.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
R611 casemate

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The second R611 the telephone insulator arms are still in place.

Plan.

Telephone insulter’s arms.

Gun room [Fort Varde]

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.
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A set of Vf shelters.
Trench running back from the gun on the right.

Vf = Verstarkt Feldmäßig (Reinforced in field). This bunker has two entrances either side but there is no way in without moving years of rubbish.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
Vf shelters

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A set of Vf shelters.
These could be a small command post.

 

 

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
Vf shelters

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A set of Vf shelters. The view down from the Chapel.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
Tobruk ringstand Vf58c

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I have seen this Tobruk in lots of books and on websites and thought how I too would like to see it. Well I have and on the day I nearly fell off the wall going to see it as it was so wet and windy.

A soldier looking down the sights of his MG34 in this Tobruk.

Soldiers on exorcise defending the fort looking towards the light house.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
Tobruk ringstand Vf58c

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I stood taking this picture in rain and wind trying to blow me off the wall, but I got the photo.

A then and now almost photo. Next time.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
Tobruk ringstand Vf58c

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Very wet feet. Screw pickets cemented into the old fort walls.

Planting screw pickets.

 

 

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Fort view along the front. The seaward wall of the fort.

The Pointe.

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View back towards the chapel in the rain. Looking back at the entrance to the fort.

The original fort entrance.

The Corps de Garde here, was a design of Vauban.

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Reinforced old fort building. Most of the forts inner buildings have now vanished but these are the only ones left.

Old bits.

Ammunition niche near the fort entrance.

Inside.

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Vf & H611 bunkers.
Looking back at where the Corpse de Garde once stood.

A bunker behind the waste material´s is a Feldm. Also there was a 2cm Flak 30 sighted amongst the rubbish.

2cm Flak 30.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
R667 casemate

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R667 casemate for a 5cm KwK Pak Gun.
All you see is the roof section as the path goes over the top.

Along a path just behind the sea is a path with two R667 casemates for 5cm L/42 KwK Pak guns.

5cm L/42 KwK Pak guns.  

R667 casemate in Normandy.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan
R667 casemate

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R667 Casemate for a 5cm KwK Pak Gun.
Its right down just above sea level. That would have made them very damp places to guard.

 

Plan.

5cm KwK L/42 Pak.

Mo94 Roscoff pointe de Bloscan.

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This is the beach they were protecting. Why?

 

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Vf58c

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On the Chapel Hill. A Tobruk Vf58c.

Tobruk Vf58c plan.

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A contemporary photo of the Chapel and a 7.5cm Gun.
Dug in at the chapel is a 7.5cm gun that may have been transferred down into one of the R611 casemates?

 

 

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The view from the Chapel Hill.

An other Tobruk in the flower bed.

The chapel on the hill.

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