Wn 'Reinhilde' Les Hemmes de Marck, H.K.B.
Wn Reinhilde is a small position on the edge of the sand dunes covering the exit from the beach.
Wn 'Reinhilde' Les Hemmes de Marck, H.K.B.
Wn 'Reinhilde' Les Hemmes de Marck, H.K.B.
4 x Vf MG-Piltz.
1 x Doppel gun R219 casemate.
8 x Assorted locally built Unterstands.
1 x 7.5cm Lag gun. (Anti Landing Gun)
Pos. a 7.5cm F.K.235(b).
1 x 2.5cm Pak 112(f).
Piltz.
R219 Doppel casemate.
Wn 'Reinhilde' Les Hemmes de Marck, H.K.B.
Tetrahedeon
The car park with old Tetrahedeon beach anti landing obstacles all over the place.
Beach defences.
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The German 1944 beach defence plan showing all the defences.
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More Tetrahedeon beach anti landing obstacles defences.
Wn 'Reinhilde' Les Hemmes de Marck, H.K.B.
Tetrahedeon were wire tied together and cemented with a grout and when dey were very strong.
Wn 'Reinhilde' Les Hemmes de Marck, H.K.B.
Each side was numbered and they could then all fit in order. Often we have seen scratched on them I, II, III, & IV.
Wn 'Reinhilde' Les Hemmes de Marck, H.K.B.
R219 in the distance.
R219 Doppel casemate.
Wn 'Reinhilde' Les Hemmes de Marck, H.K.B.
The front of the R219 Doppel casemated which was set to fire either up or down the beach with only one gun doing he job of two.
Doppel gun casemate.
7.5cm F.K.235(b).
Box of 7.5cm ammunition.
Wn 'Reinhilde' Les Hemmes de Marck, H.K.B.
R219 Doppel casemate
Embrasure on the east side looking inside.
Wn 'Reinhilde' Les Hemmes de Marck, H.K.B.
R219 Doppel casemate.
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un room. The gun can be fired through either embrasure or removed from the casemate and used in the field.
Wn 'Reinhilde' Les Hemmes de Marck, H.K.B.
R219 Doppel casemate.
The rear entrance with two flanking walls.
Wn 'Reinhilde' Les Hemmes de Marck, H.K.B.
R219 Doppel casemate.
Looking back into entrance.
Wn 'Reinhilde' Les Hemmes de Marck, H.K.B.
R219 Doppel casemate.
The gun room showing the half round marks in the concrete for the trail of the gun to sit.
Wn 'Reinhilde' Les Hemmes de Marck, H.K.B.
Walking back we found a Piltz.
Wn 'Reinhilde' Les Hemmes de Marck, H.K.B.
Vf MG-Pilz a three embrasured pill box defence position with a rear door.
Vf MG-Pilz.
Inside a Normandie Piltz.
An Allied plan.
Wn 'Reinhilde' Les Hemmes de Marck, H.K.B.
The rear door is not original but the cut away hinges are from half a
434PO1 half door.
Wn 'Reinhilde' Les Hemmes de Marck, H.K.B.
A row of Tetrahedeal used as fence posts.
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Looking at the start of the Dunes there are a row of small living bunkers (Unterstands) probably built by the soldiers to live in.
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First on the left.
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We did not enter.
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Then on the right a larger bunker.
Wn 'Reinhilde' Les Hemmes de Marck, H.K.B.
A covered entrance, bricks were used for the walls and steel corrugated plates for the roof and concreted over. Safe against a near miss.
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One of the rooms.
Bunker cupboard.
Wn 'Reinhilde' Les Hemmes de Marck, H.K.B.
Walking through the rooms.
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Alarm.
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