Wn90 Géfosse-Fontenay la Dune

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A Wn defended by an SK/Doppelschartenstand 5cm KwK L/60 and a few Tobruks.

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SK/Doppelschartenstand.

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Ringstand Nr1694.

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Vf8 Tobruk.

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1 x SK/Doppelschartenstand.
1 x Ic116 Tobruk's.
2 x Vf8 Tobruk.
1 x Vf15 Tobruk
1 x Ringstand Nr1694.
1 x 5cm KwK L/60.
1 x Pz.T.FT17 MG.311(f)

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SK/Doppelschartenstand.

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Ringstand 1694.

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8cm KwK L/60.

Wn90 Géfosse-Fontenay la Dune

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11 October 2018

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A 1944 air photo from an L4 observation plane. I was not sure about this photo, but going through it carefully the road behind does follow the same bends as today´s road. Behind the casemate by the road are several bunkers of some form (ammunition and quarters) there are small bungalows built on that position today.

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Plan the area in the picture.

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L4 observation plane.

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11 October 2018

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I have noticed this open ringstand which does not show up in any books on the subject and is forward of the SK/Doppelschartenstand. Its been built into the sea wall.

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German map

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This is the German defence map of the area with Wn90 on the coast and Mine fields (Mf32/31/14) all along the coast and around behind Wn90. The mines could be even English mines laid in 1940 (or captured stocks) and re used to bolster the millions of mines Rommel insisted on.

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Mine laying..

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Garage

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The first thing you see is a small garage for an anti-tank gun. Possibly a 2cm Pak.

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2cm Pak and garage.

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Garage

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It could only hold a small a/t gun.

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Vf5a garage.

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Garage

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I did try to look in. If its not a garage for an anti-tank gun then it could have been an ammunition bunker as there were around three here.

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Tobruk

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In the field is an Ic116 Tobruk for a defence machine gun. I am not too sure its a 116 type?

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Ic116 Tobruk

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I think it looks more like a Vf8.

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11 October 2018

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Nr1694 ringstand

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Nr1694 ringstand and the SK/Doppelschartenstand.

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Nr1694 ringstand

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This ringstand was designed to take a 5cm KwK Pak guns 39,42 & 60 types. By adding a muzzle break to the barrel (L/60) made it a very good gun.

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5cm KwK L/60.

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11 May 2008

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Nr1694 ringstand

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Ammunition niches went all around the ringstand.

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Ammunition.

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Ammunition.

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Nr1694 ringstand

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A 360° clear view, this emplacement gave very little cover for the crews. So a new type of ringstand was needed.

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SK/Doppelschartenstand

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So this quite large bunker was designed. This bunker was able to fire about 60° field of fire north & south. A very strong flanking wall covered the embrasures from direct fire. To the right side is an Ic116 Tobruk defending the inland flank and anti-aircraft role.

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Ic116 Tobruk.

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Anti-aircraft role.

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11 May 2008

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Ic116 Tobruk

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The entrance is low down on this side.

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Ic116 Tobruk.

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Side view of the Tobruk.

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11 May 2008

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SK/Doppelschartenstand

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The flanking wall covering the two embrasures.

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Plan.

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SK/Doppelschartenstand

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Flanking wall.

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SK/Doppelschartenstand

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Entrance this side.

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The internal passage running from front to rear and a door into the casemate. I do not think there were any doors. So the Tobruk machine gun would have been very important to keep attackers getting too close.

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Plan.

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SK/Doppelschartenstand

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The gun would have sat bolted to the floor and could swivel around about 180°. The cut out in the far wall was to allow the end of the barrel to pass around.

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Plan.

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Red arrows -- the field of fire.
Yellow        -- the rotation.

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SK/Doppelschartenstand

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How it may have looked.

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11 May 2008

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SK/Doppelschartenstand

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The slot to allow the barrel to rotate and also bullet ricochet on the wall. Shows there may have been a small battle here for the bunker and Wn.

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SK/Doppelschartenstand

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The northern embrasure.

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SK/Doppelschartenstand

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The southern embrasure.

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SK/Doppelschartenstand

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This is showing the roof with steel reinforcement and wooden shuttering left in after the concrete was poured.

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Construction with large cement mixers.

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SK/Doppelschartenstand

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The northern embrasure.

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SK/Doppelschartenstand

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A picture taken by US Army photographers. Note the screw pickets on the bunker roof holding barbed wire to keep an enemy off the roof.

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Vf8 Tobruk.

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A forward Tobruk covering the northern flank.


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Plan.

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Vf8 Tobruk..

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11 May 2008

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Vf8 Tobruk.

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The open ringstand.

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Tobruk.

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Plans.

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