Wn103 München, Sangatte le Cran.
5 Kompanie/ Grenadierregiment 103.
1 x R667.
1 x R600b.
2 x Vf67 Tobruk's.
1 x Pz.T. M.G.311(f).
1 x Pz.T.FT17 3.7cm KwK 144 (f).
1 x Fieldm.
1 x 5cm KwK L/42 gun.
R667 casemate for a 5cm KwK gun.
1 x Pz.T.FT17 3.7cm KwK 144 (f).
Wn103 München, Sangatte le Cran
Wn103 München, Sangatte le Cran.
This is the best I can do as I was not driving and my wife reluctantly pulled off the road and allowed me to have a look.
Very unprofessional sorry.
Yellow circle is where the H667 used to be.
Wn103 München, Sangatte le Cran.
I think this is Wn103 München, Sangatte le Cran taken from the ferry going home.
Wn103 München, Sangatte le Cran.
Part of the living accommodation set behind the sand dunes. Possibly a Feldm.
The view from the road.
Wn103 München, Sangatte le Cran.
Looking east along the sea wall/tank wall towards the H667.
R667 casemate.
Wn103 München,, Sangatte le Cran.
Now looking west with the pillbox in the foreground.
Wn103 München, Sangatte le Cran
Vf M.G.-Pilz
A pillbox that would have had sand up to its waist to add to the camouflage and also for a bit more protection.
Wn103 München, Sangatte le Cran
Vf M.G.-Pilz.
With the way the building is going on here I can see all these bunkers being removed soon.
Laying mines.
Wn103 München, Sangatte le Cran
R667 casemate for a 5cm KwK L/l42 gun.
The H667 5cm KwK casemate has had part of its seaward side removed to extend the width of the path.
5cm KwK L/42 gun.
5cm KwK L/42 gun.
Wn103 München, Sangatte le Cran
R667 casemate for a 5cm KwK L/l42 gun.
This is the rear entrance and the gun would have fired down the beach to the west.
Elevation.
Plan.
Wn103 München, Sangatte le Cran
R667 casemate for a 5cm KwK L/l42 gun
Looking at the part of the casemate where it was cutaway, you can see the iron reinforcement.
Reinforcement bars (rebar's) being placed ready to pour the concrete.
Mines.
Wn103 München, Sangatte le Cran
R667 casemate for a 5cm KwK L/l42 gun
You can see that there was a concrete sided trench connecting the bunker with the rear area.
Trenches.
Wn103 München, Sangatte le Cran
R600b the forerunner of an R667 casemate
R600b an open ringstand, this also held a 5cm KwK L/42 gun and either gave it up to the casemate when it was constructed or they kept this gun and added another L/42 into the casemate?
An R600b with its L/42 in place.
Piccadilly Circus one of the busiest shipping lanes.
Eros at Piccadilly circus, London.
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