Wn120 Le Moulard
A very small Wn. covering two possible landing beaches.
Wn120 Le Moulard
Wn120 Le Moulard
Parking
2 x Vf/MG stand.
2 x Vf58c Tobruks.
1 x Vf69 mortar Tobruk.
3 x Unterstands.
1 x Nr1694 ringstand
1 x 5cm KwK L/42 Pak.
Nr1694 ringstand.
Vf58c Tobruk.
5cm KwK L/42.
Wn120 Le Moulard
Vf/MG stand
Plan.
Wn120 Le Moulard
It is surprising how much you can see from this Google image.
Wn120 Le Moulard
Plan
A 1947 air photo.
Wn120 Le Moulard
The area was defended by the 709th Infantry Division.
Wn120 Le Moulard
Plan
The Defence map and plan of mine fields. MF.62 goes from StP120 to Wn121 north. MF.61 covers the beach to the south between Wn119 &118.
S Mine.
Teller Mine (tank).
Wn120 Le Moulard
Vf/MG stand
Machine gun observation post, this covers the inland area.
From this air photo it looks like there was a trench system along the rear of the defence. This will link the Vf/MG stand with other positions in the Wn.
MG.34.
Wn120 Le Moulard
Vf/MG stand
Not a very good view inside.
Wn120 Le Moulard
FA/Unterstand
Unterstand translates to shelter. At the moment we have no idea what is down any of these shelters.
Wn120 Le Moulard
Not sure if these bits of concrete are from bunkers or not??
Wn120 Le Moulard
Vf58c Tobruk
Tobruk defence. There were no buildings or trees here, so this defence would have had very little shelter from the weather.
Vf58c Tobruk.
Observation.
Wn120 Le Moulard
Vf58c Tobruk
Vf58c Tobruk
Plan
Wn120 Le Moulard
Nr1694 ringstand
Ringstand and unterstand/ammunition shelter.
Plan.
5cm KwK L/42.
Wn120 Le Moulard
Nr1694 ringstand
How it may have looked, a 5cm KwK L/42.
Wn120 Le Moulard
Unterstand
A shelter in the corner.
Wn120 Le Moulard
Looking back from the sea
Plan.
Wn120 Le Moulard
Vf/MG
Another machine gun emplacement, this one covering the beach.
Green - the MG's field of fire.
Wn120 Le Moulard
For barbed wire
Screw pickets to hold barbed entanglement.
Making a barbed wire entanglement.
Screw picket.
Wn120 Le Moulard
Unterstand
Another shelter.
Plan.
Wn120 Le Moulard
Unterstand
The view down into the shelter.
Wn120 Le Moulard
Unterstand
This shelter is behind the Wn in a garden.
Plan.
Wn120 Le Moulard
Unterstand
The last one on the edge of the field.
Plan.
Wn120 Le Moulard
Vf69
Mortar Tobruk.
Plan.
Plan.
Vf69 mortar bunker.
Wn120 Le Moulard
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