Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
Wn205 is a French fort converted by the Germans to cover this part of the coast. The two bunkers here are an R612 & an R667.
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Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
Sat on a rocky outcrop this Napoleonic fort was part of the Cherbourg defence for many years and would have had muzzle loading guns around the walls.
1 x R642 casemate.
1 x R667 casemate.
1 x SK/Munitionsbunker.
1 x 5cm KwK gun.
1 x
7.5cm F.K.
Powder room.
French artillery.
Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
Main gate of the fort.
Now converted to a camping site, there is also a nice walk around the outside.
Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
Main gate of the fort.
Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
1 - Mitrailleuse, machine guns.
2 - Casemate. canon 7.5cm F.K.
3 - Casemate canon de 50mm.
4 - Tobruk.
5 - Poste de guet, lookout post.
7.5cm F.K.
5cm KwK - 5cm KampfwagenKanone.
Tobruk.
Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
The forts Office.
The semi rounded wall on the left would have been covered by earth then turfed with grass.
Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
Rear entrance of this east facing R612.
R612 casemate.
How it may have looked inside.
Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
R612 casemate, now a holiday home.
How the front may have looked.
Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
Ammunition casements in the old French fort
Powder store.
5cm ammunition box.
Ammunition box for 7.5cm gun.
Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
Gun position on the outer wall.
Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
French rifle embrasures.
Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
Rear entrance of this west facing R667 casemate.
5cm KwK.
Gun room.
Wn205 Fort du ou de Bretteville bas
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