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The east bank of the River Etel was defeded with mostly 5cm KwK guns and Tobruks. But would have had many mines laid in the sand.
Va01 Etel embouchure rive gauche
Va01 Etel embouchure rive gauche
1 x R667 casemate.
1 x 5cm Ringstand.
1 x R134 ammunition bunker?
3 x Vf38c Tobruk's. Six found.
2 x Vf Bunkers. Three found.
1 x R621
bunker. Not found.
1 x 5cm KwK 38.
R621 bunker.
5cm KwK 38.
Vf78c Tobruk's.
Va01 Etel embouchure rive gauche
Etel town.
Va01 covers the east bank of the riviere dÉtel. From here a lot of sand was removed to make the U-Boat pens at Lorient and many of the bunkers around Lorient.
Va01 Etel embouchure rive gauche
Tobruk 1 Vf58c.
Vf58c Tobruk.
Vf58c Tobruk.
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Plan.
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Tobruk 1 Vf58c.
details
details
details
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Bunker Vf2a.
Vf2a group shelter.
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Bunker entrance.
Vf2a group bunker.
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Bunker escape.
Types of escape.
Plan of an escape.
Escape.
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Bunker escape.
Steel ladder.
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Bunker Vf2a.
Bunker Vf2a.
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Vf600 5cm Ringstand.
Bundesarchiv picture of a Vf600 Ringstand with a 5cm KwK 38 in place. Very much how it would have looked.
Vf600 Ringstand.
Target information of vulneral points on a Sherman.
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Vf600 5cm Ringstand.
There would be a trench running up to the Ringstand and you would need to hold the two steel hand holds to climb up to the gun.
Steps up from a trench.
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Vf600 5cm Ringstand.
Here you can see the trenches each side still showing.
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Tobruk 2 Vf58c.
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Tobruk 2 Vf58c.
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Tobruk 2 Vf58c towards the R667 casemate.
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Plan.
Field kitchen.
Cooking.
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Tobruk I.
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Vf2a group Bunker.
Vf2a group bunker.
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Vf2a group Bunker.
The trench entrance, mostly filled in, but gives an idea of what it would have looked like.
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Vf2a group Bunker entrance.
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Vf2a group Bunker passage.
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Vf2a group Bunker inside.
And why did I not take a better photo??
Va01 Etel embouchure rive gauche
Vf2a group Bunker the other entrance.
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Vf2a group Bunker way out.
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Vf58c Tobruk II.
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Vf58c Tobruk II.
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R667 casemate for a 5cm KwK 38..
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R667 casemate gun room.
To the left of the rear wall is this square hole. This is where the fired shell case is disposed through to the outside.
5cm Pak shell.
5cm ammunition.
Va01 Etel embouchure rive gauche
R667 casemate view from the embrasure.
Va01 Etel embouchure rive gauche
R667 casemate rear entrance.
The low wall covers the rear entrance.
Rear view of an R667.
Plan.
Va01 Etel embouchure rive gauche
Attached Tobruk.
Very rare an attached Tobruk, something I have never seen on any R667.
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Attached Tobruk.
details
Observation Tobruk.
Air photo.
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R667 casemate.
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Bunker on the hill.
Va01 Etel embouchure rive gauche
Plan 3.
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Vf2a group Bunker and entrance.
Vf2a group Bunker.
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Bunker escape.
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Tobruk a.
This could be a 101a type.
101a type.
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Tobruk a.
Inside the gun room with the metal frames for shelving.
101a type.
One shelf may have a telephone link to the bunker and ammunition for the machine gun.
Va01 Etel embouchure rive gauche
Tobruk a.
One shelf may have a telephone link to the bunker and ammunition for the machine gun.
Va01 Etel embouchure rive gauche
Tobruk a.
Steps from the crew room into the gun room.
101a type.
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Tobruk a.
Crew room.
101a type.
Construction.
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Looking up at the gun ring.
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Tobruk a.
The way out.
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Tobruk b.
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Tobruk b.
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