Ra144 Le Tertre aux Scènes
A battery of two field Kannon with casemates, living and ammunition bunkers. This is all we managed to find but I am sure there is more here.
2 x R612.
8 x Munitionsbunkers.
2 x Vf bunkers.
2 x 7.5cm F.K.(b)
R612 casemate for assault gun.
A Belgian 7.5cm F.K.
Ra144 Le Tertre aux Scènes
Ra144 is on the hill overlooking Plage de Longchamp.
Ra144 Le Tertre aux Scènes
The ridge running at the back of Plage de Longchamp, Saint-Lunaire. You can just see the casemate in the trees.
Ra144 Le Tertre aux Scènes
This is as close as we could get to the R612 and over to its right now the basement of a bungalow.
A new housing Saintate has been built below the bunker so this is as close as we could get.
R612 from the front.
R612 gun room.
Ra144 Le Tertre aux Scènes
A closer view.
View through an R612 embrasure.
Two small ammunition niches each side by the rear door.
Ra144 Le Tertre aux Scènes
A 1950's view.
Ra144 Le Tertre aux Scènes
A close up of the two R612 bunkers with one now the foundations of a bungalow and the other looking over to the sea.
A plan of an R612 casemate.
Inside a casemate.
R612 casemate..
Ra144 Le Tertre aux Scènes
Post war.
Ra144 Le Tertre aux Scènes
It shows up so well from the air.
A closer image of the first R612 casemate. [An image from DPBelfra].
Part of the second R612 under the bungalow. [An image from DPBelfra].
Ra144 Le Tertre aux Scènes
Close up of the casemate.
Ra144 Le Tertre aux Scènes
On top of the hill with the bunker across the field behind the house and the other under he bungalow with a good view over the bay.
Ra144 Le Tertre aux Scènes
7.5cm F.K. Horse Drawn Gun.
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