StP Stella Plage M.K.B.
Marine Kusten Batterie.
Batterie 10./M.A.A. 240.
4 x R671.
1 x M262.
1 x R667.
1 x R612.
10 x Feldm.
5 x Unterstands.
1 x Vf61a.
1 x 7.62cm F.K.39(r).
3 x 2cm Flak 28.
1 x 5cm KwK L/60.
4 x 10.5cm Uto L45.
10.5cm Uto L45..
R671 casemate.
M262 FCP.
StP Stella Plage M.K.B.
StP Stella Plage M.K.B. The beach at Stella Plage.
The battery is now under the red houses on the right.
StP Stella Plage M.K.B. Batterie 10./M.A.A. 240.
1 - is the first item we found?
2 - ?
3 - M262 fire control post for a light battery.
4 - R671 casemates.
5 - possibly R667?
6 - ?
R667 casemate for a 5cm KwK Pak gun.
5cm L/60 KwK Pak gun.
StP Stella Plage M.K.B. Rommel visiting the battery.
R671 casemate and a 10.5cm Uto L45. The gun was destined for a U-boat (Uto) but as there were more guns than boats they were channeled down onto the Atlantikwall and into a defensive roll in a casemate.
StP Stella Plage M.K.B.
The centre of Stella Plage.
StP Stella Plage M.K.B.
Unidentified remains.
Marines.
StP Stella Plage M.K.B.
Unidentified remains.
This could be the bases of wooden barrack blocks for the Marines serving at the battery.
StP Stella Plage M.K.B.
Unidentified remains.
There are quite a few of these slots around the outside.
StP Stella Plage M.K.B.
Vf61a mortar Tobruk.
Vf61a for a 5cm fortress mortar(f).
5cm fortress mortar(f).
StP Stella Plage M.K.B. Vf61a mortar Tobruk.
This mortar could shower a vast area around the bunker with these small but lethal bombs. A very fast firing rate.
Centre mounting for the mortar.
5cm ammunition.
StP Stella Plage M.K.B. Vf61a.
After a second visit in October we managed to get closer.
Mortar ammunition an box.
Mortar bombs.
StP Stella Plage M.K.B. Vf61a.
The centre stalk of the mortar. On the left side is the ammunition store and crew space.
5cm fortress mortar.
5cm fortress mortar.
StP Stella Plage M.K.B.
The last bunker 6 on the plan is somewhere behind this sand dune.
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