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2 x R622
1 x R634
1 x R653
1 x R120
4 x Vf58c
2 x R600b
SK/Doppelschartenstand (under construction or planned)
2 x 5cm KwK L/42 Pak guns
R622 twin group bunker.
R634 six embrasured turret bunker.
R653 Casemate for a 5cm KwK gun.
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A pre war photo of the area.
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The left flank of the defence, there seems very little left.
R120 artillery observation bunker with an observation steel cupola.
Plan of an R120 bunker. Ploying room,observation cupola, crew, commander, store, ammunition, gas lock & close combat defence.,
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Pointe du Bec or tip of the beak. A defence running from Plage de Bonne Source to plage de la Baule. Several large bunkers were used here and the whole defence was being upgrading its 5cm KwK guns from R600b open emplacements to casemated R635 and an SK/Doppelschartenstand (not yet finished). That I could see nothing remains of these.
R653 casemate for a 5cm KwK gun.
Doppelschartenstand.
5cm KwK L/42 gun.
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The first of three Tobruk's set onto the sea wall. Vf58c type.
Tobruk.
Tobruk with gunner in place.
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The second Tobruk.
Tobruk in anti-aircraft mod.
Plan elevation of a Tobruk.
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A closer look at the second Tobruk.
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The third Tobruk.
Barbed wire defence.
Set into the wall is an Eisenpfahel German barbed wire post to carry barbed wire.
Eisenpfahel post.
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Tobruk from the top.
Tobruk in ground defence.
Tobruk plan.
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This time set into the rocks is another Eisenpfahel German barbed wire post to carry barbed wire.
Eisenpfahel
Barbed wire beach defence.
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