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Luftwaffe Kriegsmarine station.
1 x V206.
2 x V229.
1 x R501.
1 x R621.
4 x R622.
1 x R630.
3 x Pielstands.
1 SK/Leitstand.
1 x Vf/MG.
2 x Schnabelstand.
8 x Vf2a's.
4 x Wellblech's.
2 x Vf58c's.
18 x Feldm's.
5 x Wellblech Zisterne's.
1 x Vf67.
1 x Pz.T.
1 x Kabelschalstelle type 'C'.
7 x Flakstellung.
7 x 2cm Flak 30.
Radars : - Fu. M. Fl um Seetakt Gema, Fu.Mo 303 Frieburg 1, Würzburg See Riese, 2 x Fu.Mo 214, Fu.MG (Flak) 40 Kurmark & Fu.Mo 213.


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Radar.

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Plan.

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Wn109 Dusseldorf, Cap Blanc Nez

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Take the D940 out of Calais south, follow signs to the Cap.

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Goring Cap Blanc Nez 7 sept 1940

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Officers at the Cap.

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Goering 7 September 1940.

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Wn109 Dusseldorf.

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Cap Blanc Nez take the D940 out of Calais and up the hill to StP109 Dusseldorf Cap Blanc Nez, Pas de Calais region of France. It is two hills over looking the English Channel with views of the south coast of England and its white cliffs.

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White cliffs of Dover.

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Channel convoy 1940.

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Air battles above.

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Monument à la Patrouille de Douvres (Dover Patrol).

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This monument honours the sacrifice of French and British soldiers who defended the Straits of Pas-de-Calais during the First World War. Strait of Pas-de-Calais was then a highly strategic location in which transited the Allied supply lines. Monitoring and protection of the Straits was the case of the Dover Patrol . .

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Dover Patrol.

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The view along the cliff, there are many gun batteries and coastal fortifications along this sea front and hinterland and is worth a bit of time checking them out. I unfortunately did not have that much time on this visit!

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V229 radar base.

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Würzburg See Riese Fu.MO 214.

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Würzburg See Riese in situ 1944.

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V229 base.

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Plan of the V229 base.

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Two of the three Peilstand's

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Looking down at the Wurzburg radar and two observation/fire control post's.

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Fu MO 215 See Reice.

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Riese kabine.

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Fu MO 215 See Reice.

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A closer view of the radar base.

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The base of the second Wurzburg radar was used for tracking shipping and aircraft in the channel.

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Luftwaffe radar officers.

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Radar screen.

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Me 109 fighter.

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Peilstand

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These Peilstand's watch for the fall of shot from the guns, take in intelligent of what the British were doing, etc..

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Peilstand.

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The view down the coast towards Cap Gris Nez.

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Cap Gris Nez.

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I had to include this picture as its a nice view of Cap Gris Nez.

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Vf Flak position

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There were seven flak positions all around this site all 2cm.

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This could be the flak that used this emplacement.

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Vf Flak position

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Looking into the emplacement with its ready ammunition niches all around the sides.

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Ammunition boxes.

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Vf Flak position

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The first shelter could be a garage for the gun? and the second either an ammunition magazine or living accommodation for the guns crew.

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Flak crew.

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Very self made flak emplacements

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2cm Flak 30.

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Flak 30 with views over the channel.

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Further down the hill another flak emplacement.

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Another 2cm Flak.

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2cm Flak 30.

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Another emplacement made of local brick.

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A small shelter

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More a shelter or store than a living bunker I would think.

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Some left over block work

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Another flak emplacement made from interlocking Bauform blocks .

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R622 twin group bunker.

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Defence tobruk attached R622 twin group bunker for about 20 troops.

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R622 plan.

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Wn110 Telegraf Höhe Le Mont d'Hubert.

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The hill behind the Cap showing the bomb craters from the heavy bombing that went on here in 1944.

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Map.

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Lancaster.

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Halifax.

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Wn110 Telegraf Höhe Le Mont d'Hubert.
Vf observation/Fire Control Post

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Up on the hill a fenced off observation post.

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Map.

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StP109 Dusseldorf Cap Blanc Nez.

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The view of the cap from the hill behind.

History: On the 25th Sept. 1944 the Canadians attacked the Cap and captured 200 very drunk prisoners. Prior to the attack over 200 RAF heavy bombers had bombed the area and Canadian artillery shelled it.

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RAF bombers.

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Canadian artillery.

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Canadian infantry.

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Wellblech/Toll Metro & Bunkers

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By the road between Wn10 & Wn110 are Tobruk's and a Wellblech and a few other bunkers.

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More fields of bombing.

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