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C342 Pointe du Grand Gouin,
H.K.B 1274 is situated on the west coast of Crozon peninsular of Brittany and covering the important port of Brest where a large U-boat pens were being constructed.
4 x Geschützstellung, large Ringstands.
7 x Flakstellung.
2 x VF51's.
1 x R501/SK.
4 x R668 small six man bunker.
4 x R502/SK.
1 x R636a FCP.
2 x R670 casemates.
1 x R638 hospital.
4 x R641ammunition
1 x R621group bunker.
2 x R671 7.5cm C/97 Schneider.
4 x 22cm K532 Schneider models 1917 (f).
1 x 15cm Search Light.
4 x 7.5cm model M32(f) AA guns.
3 x 2cm Flak 30
2 x 7.5cm assault guns.
4 x Vf58C Tobruk's.
4 x Maxims in the FCP.
U-Boat in Brest harbour.
Brest U-boat pens.
U-boat pens today.
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C342 Grand Gouin.

C346 Kerbonn.
Cap de Chevre.
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Tour Vauban de Camaret-sur-Mer.
The battery is to the west of the small town of Camaret-sur-Mer a lovely little fishing port with good cafe's and restaurants.
Old Camaret.
Redout Francais.
Vauban the famous architect.
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FA Unterstand under construction overlooking Camaret-sur-Mer.
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Redout Francais. This type are common all around the Normandy/Brittany.
There were also 3 x 7.5cm K. M/97 Schneider on pedestals two in R671 casemates.
671 casemate for medium pivot guns 90deg.
7.5cm K. M/97 Schneider(f).
Area covered by the three guns.
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Redout Francais from the air.
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4 x Protected positions with 22cm K532 Schneider models 1917 (f). With construction starting in late 1942 on a virgin sight. A Heer (army) battery H.K.B.1275, crewed by 200 men. The range of the guns was about 22km.

22cm K.532(f) Schneider Mie 1917.

22cm marine battery.
Plan of one of the emplacements.
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Plan of the Battery.
Blue arrows- 22cm guns.
Yellow arrows - Tobruk machine guns.
Red arrows - 7.5cm guns.
Attached to the battery were five 7.5cm M32(f) AA guns three 2cm Flak 30. Three 7.5cm K/97(f), one to fire star shells and the other two inside casemates protecting the port of Camaret.
7.5cm M32(f) AA gun.
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2cm Flak 30.
Vf51a half group shelter, enough for half the guns crew..
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Action stations, all men to the gun. 22mm K532 Schneider models 1917 (f). A French captured gun and re used in many emplacements around the borders of occupied Europe.
Area defence Tobruk.
22 cm K. 532 (f) showing the wheel arrangement, in the main picture one of the wheels can be seen inside the Ringstand.
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Ready to fire.
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This is how they looked by 1946 when the French military photographed the sites around France.
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A picture taken the other way, looking towards Camaret.
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Fire Control Post up on the cliffs. Probably completely missed by the bombing.
R636 command post for Heer's (army) battery.
R636 command post for Heer's (army) battery.
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Very good camouflage, missed by the bombers. But found by the American army when they swept around to the south of Brest.
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The bombing of the batterie was extensive as can be seen and very accurate.
B17.
marauder.
Crew.
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FA Lager.
Just a small bunker for a few men to sleep in..
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FA Lager looking down at the entrance.
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This photo was taken just over the hill from the battery position and looks like some of the barrack buildings?
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