Ro414 La Noue´Fanny´, K.V.G Süd Ile de Ré

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´

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L´ile de Re is a famous holiday resort on the Atlantic coast. Very well fortified by the German army and Navy to protect the U-Boat bunker at La Pallice.

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L´ile de Re is situated just off the coast of La Rochelle. To get onto the island there is a toll to pay over the bridge. Ro414 ´Fanny´ is on the south coast between La Noue & Les Grenettes.

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Fire Control Post at M.K.B. Karola is on the island.

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´, K.V.G Süd Ile de Ré

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´, K.V.G Süd Ile de Ré

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11 November, 2007

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´

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7./Ma.Fl.A.812.
1 x R612 double casemate.
3 x Vf bunkers.
1 x 7.5cm F.K.231(f).
1 x 2cm Flak 30.

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Ro414.

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R612D (double) with added defence bunker.

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Plan.

Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´, K.V.G Süd Ile de Ré

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´
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The road ends in a large convenient car park and its just a walk over the sand dunes.
Blue : machine gun, observation post.
Red : reservoir.
Yellow : small below ground personnel /ammunition bunker.
Black : an R612(Double) casemate for assault guns with a machine gun and small observation post built on the side.

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R612(Double).

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7.5cm F.K.231(f). A captured French artillery piece.

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´, K.V.G Süd Ile de Ré

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Geoportail 1950

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´ partie ouest
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A 1950's air photo showing the defences. The Vf s or more probably wooden huts in sunken vats in the ground.

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Wooden hut that could have fitted in the sunken vats.

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´, K.V.G Süd Ile de Ré

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´ partie ouest

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From the car park the bunker is just visible.

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Fortifications sur L´ile de Ré, Chazette. The go to book for a visit to the island.

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´, K.V.G Süd Ile de Ré

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´ partie ouest
MG bunker/observation/Vf bunkers

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One of the three Vf bunkers that were here.

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´, K.V.G Süd Ile de Ré

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´ partie ouest
MG bunker/observation

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Observation/machine gun post. A small all around defence bunker with a domed lid on the top with access via a trench and steps.

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Plan.

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´, K.V.G Süd Ile de Ré

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´ partie ouest
MG bunker/observation

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A better view of the bunker, the trees and bushes would have been cut back t allow a really good field of fire.

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Another view of the bunker.

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´, K.V.G Süd Ile de Ré

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´ partie ouest
Vf bunker

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The steps down into a short trench allowing access to the bunker.

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´, K.V.G Süd Ile de Ré

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´ partie ouest
Wasser

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A small water (Wasser) reservoir, this may have been used for the water to make the concrete or for water for the section/platoon stationed here.

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Field kitchen.

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Reservoir. SHM.

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´, K.V.G Süd Ile de Ré

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´ partie ouest
Vf bunker

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Entrance trench to a Vf bunker.

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Vf bunker and two sunken spaces to possibly hold wooden huts. SHM.

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Wooden hut.

 

Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´, K.V.G Süd Ile de Ré

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´partie ouest
R612(Double)

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An R612(Double) casemate for one assault gun. An attached observation / machine-gun pillbox was added. But erosion has washed it away.

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An R612(Double) casemate for one assault gun.

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7.5cm F.K.231.

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MG observation that was attached to the side of the bunker. Now washed away by the sea.

Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´, K.V.G Süd Ile de Ré

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´ partie ouest
R612(Double)

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This is the western embrasure.

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The gun sitting in the western embrasure.

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7.5cm F.K.231.

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Inside an R612 casemate.

Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´, K.V.G Süd Ile de Ré

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´ partie ouest
R612D (double)

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The view towards the west.

Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´, K.V.G Süd Ile de Ré

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´ partie ouest
R612D (double)

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The southern aspect facing the sea. This side had no view so a machine gun emplacement was added. The sea has now washed it away.

Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´, K.V.G Süd Ile de Ré

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´ partie ouest
R612D (double)

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The southern aspect facing the sea how it may have looked.

Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´, K.V.G Süd Ile de Ré

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´ partie ouest
R612D (double)

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The escape hatch from the bunker below. There was a little more of this bunker on the inland side which we could not see.

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Escape plan.

Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´, K.V.G Süd Ile de Ré

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´ partie ouest
R612D (double)

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The eastern embrasure.

Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´, K.V.G Süd Ile de Ré

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´ partie ouest looking est
R612D (double)

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Somewhere down the beach was a 150cm search light, an observation post, a 2cm flak, several machine-gun posts and a bunker, which would have completed the StP.

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West. If the attackers came in on the west side, the gun would face them, if it came from the east, the gun would turn around and face east. This was an early attempt t make one casemate do two jobs. It was soon found that it did not work very well. So later the field guns were given an R612 casemate to themselves and the casemate was sat in the direction of fire.

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2cm Flak 30.

Ro414 La Noue Fanny´, K.V.G Süd Ile de Ré

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Observation post and somewhere a 2cm Flak 30.

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2cm Flak 30.

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2cm Flak 30 tools.

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Flak crew.

Ro414 La Noue Fanny´, K.V.G Süd Ile de Ré

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Geoportail 1950

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Ro414 La Noue Fanny´ partie est
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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´, K.V.G Süd Ile de Ré

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Ro414 La Noue ´Fanny´

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La Noue, a lovely little village, we had our lunch outside the bar.