Wn14a Hameau du Sud - Les Gougins

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6., Grenadier-Regiment 919
1 x Wellblech bunker.
1 x Bf.67neu Tobruk.
1 x Pilz pillbox.
1 x APX R R35 Turret with a 3.7cm KwK144(f).
1 x 8cm Gr.W. Mortar.

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Inside a Wellblech bunker.

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Pilz pillbox.

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R35 Tank Turret.

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1942/3

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Wn14a sits between Wn14 & 16 with mine field Mf.57 running along the front.
It looks as though Wn14a was slotted in to cover the D69 going straight to Wn135 - StP Marcouf MKB.

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Tobruk construction.

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Wn14a Hameau du Sud - Les Gougins

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07 October 2013

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Wellblech sitting in the corner of a garden. A Wellblech or corrugated iron bunker. A cheap and easy bunker to build with concrete foundations and a an iron top and then covered in more concrete. They were used as crew quarters, ammunition, storage, etc.

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12 May 1944 Bigot

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The Allied Bigot plan showing the pillbox, tank turret and machine gun positions.

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Wn14a Hameau du Sud - Les Gougins

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1944

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This I believe is the Bf.67neu Tobruk with an APX R R35 Turret with a 3.7cm KwK144(f).

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R35 turret plan.

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3.7 AP round.

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R35 turret.

Wn14a Hameau du Sud - Les Gougins

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August 1944

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8cm Gr.W. Mortar and crew.

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8cm Gr.W. Mortar.

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R-9751-2 Report on German Concrete fortifications ETO US Army Sept-Oct 1944

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Wn14a Hameau du Sud - The Pilz pillbox in place 1944

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Pilz pillbox a concrete round wall with a domed roof with three gun ports and a rear door. The report states it was hit by 3” guns. It looks as its all come in from inland so possibly tank rounds.

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Sherman.


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75mm or 3” Sherman solid shot.

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10 May 2008

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Wn14a Hameau du Sud - Les Gougins Pilz pillbox at La Maison Rouge, K.V.U.Gruppe St Vaast

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Looking inside through the door with the three embrasures.

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1944

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A signals Corps rather staged photo of a US soldier looking north.

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07 October 2013

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