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Stab. Gren.Rgt.731. Head quarters of the 731st Grenadier Regiment of the 711the Infantry Division. They covered Deauville, Trouville and Hennequeville. Defending the coastal strip with three battalions and about 100 defence positions to cover.
Trou023 Butte de Freville
Trou023 Butte de Freville
Stab. Gren.Rgt.731.
1 x R608 Battalion & Regimental Headquarters bunker.
1 x R622 twin group bunker.
3 x Abri unknown.
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R608 Battalion & Regimental Headquarters bunker.
1 - Crew.2
2 - Commander.
3 - Non com. officers.
4 - Store.
5 - Plotting room.
6 - Wireless.
7 - Work room.
8 - Ventilation.
9 - Gas lock.
10 - Close combat defence.
11 - Entrance.
12 - Tobruk defence.
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The view from Trouville to Deauville
On August 24, two days after the capture of Deauville under the fire of the German 711. Infantry-Division, the Piron Brigade have to cross the Touques River but the bridges spanning it was destroyed. Some soldiers swim, others employ makeshift means designed by the sappers. Meanwhile, the German artillery is carrying out several barrage shots in the area. Resistance fighters, already engaged in Deauville to help the Allied soldiers, once again guide the Belgian and Luxembourg soldiers to seize the entire city.
Piron Brigade
Piron Brigade Daimler armoured car advancing.
Men of the Brigade.
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IGN from SD
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Just south on the Av. du Prc Cordier are two bunkers, Vf57a dressing station command bunker and an M159 dressing station.
Plan M159 dressing station.
OR - operating theatre.
AD - admissions.
Vent - ventilation.
Gas - gas lock.
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The Vf57a still sitting behind the nicely cut hedge.
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What the inside of this bunker could have looked like.
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"Camille on the Beach at Trouville" Claude Monet
© 2013 Richard Drew