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The large deep water port of Brest was large enough to receive battle ships like the Tirpitz. Also a U-boat pen was constructed inside the harbour. That meant that the whole area around the entrance to the Rade de Brest had to be defended. After the attack on the lock gate at St Nazaire the defence was again increased.

R305 MKB 'Von Holtzendorf', Battery 'Arnika' is one of the two anti-aircraft batteries covering this area.

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U-boat Pens.

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6 x 7.5cm Flak M22-24 (f).
3 x Fl243b open emplacements.
1 x Fire control bunker.

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7.5cm Flak M22-24.

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We parked in the car park at the Abbey at Pointe St Mathieu and walked the coast path. The red square is the 150cm searchlight. Then we crossed the fields to the flak Batterie Arnika. A three gun batterie of 7.5cm Flak M22-24(f) blue circle.

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Three Fl243b open emplacements and their attendant fire control post. But the remains of the three open emplacements has gone.

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Fl243a, 'a' or 'b' that is the question?

Vertical aerial photograph taken during a daylight attack on German warships docked at Brest, France. Two Handley Page Halifax’s of No. 35 Squadron RAF fly towards the dry docks in which the battle cruisers SCHARNHORST and GNEISENAU are berthed , and over which a smoke screen is rapidly spreading. © IWM (C 4109).

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RAF Halifax.

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Three Fl243b open emplacements and their attendant fire control post..

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Fl243a, 'a' or 'b' that is the question?

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Brest being bombed.

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RAF Halifax bombing Brest.

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Three Fl243b open emplacements and Three guns in field positions..

7.5 cm fired cases.

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25 November 2009

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Turm No1. This battery was here to protect the guns & radars that are all around this area.

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Plan.

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Turm No.1.

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7.5cm Flak M36(f). The ones here were 7.5cm Flak M22-24 and may have looked the same.

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7.5cm Flak ammunition.

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Turm No.2.
A bit of a direct hit.

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The same picture as the main one but taken in 1944.

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Battery.

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Turm No.2 this is a rifle port for ground defence .

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More damage, it may have been done when US Rangers attacked through this area?

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Turm No.2.

 

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This could be the ringstand of the above gun. Look at the mass of cases fired and thrown out of the gun pit.

 

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25 November 2009

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Vf AA Fire Control Post.
Now its full of undergrowth.

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An Fl304 fire control post plan for a heavy AA battery this is how it may have looked?

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A 1952 vertical image of the Fire control post.

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25 November 2009

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Vf AA Fire Control Post.

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