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Inland from Trouville is Aéroport de Deaville-St-Gatien. Taking the D74 from Deauville/Trouville yo arrive at the roundabout La Croix Sonnet (Trou14). From there (a new road has been built) but after leaving the roundabout the battery was on the right in the fields. We think we found one Géschutzstellung (open emplacement) in the middle of the field.
Loading Field Artillery.
Top is a Field Kannon.
Bellow a Field Howitzer.
Field Horse Artillery.
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Batterie 5./A.R.1711.
4 x 15.5cm s.F.H.414(f).
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15.5cm s.F.H.414(f) would have covered 360deg and out to sea.
15.5cm s.F.H.414(f).
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15.5cm s.F.H.414(f) one of four that would have stood here. These may have been horse artillery and pulled by between four or six horses.
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The open emplacement we found in the field.
This is all we found.
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This looks like the field the battery was in. .
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German horse artillery moving through the countryside.
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A closer look over the fence.
here
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Fittings around the top.
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Aéroport de Deaville-St-Gatien.
© 2013 Richard Drew