Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
R608 HQ bunker Stab 1./H.K.A.R.1262..
Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
The German June 1944 plan of the area, showing all the defence positions.
Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
Stab 1./H.K.A.R.1262.
2 x R608 HQ bunkers.
1 x Wasser (water reservoir).
The
Heeres-Küsten-Artillerie-Regiment 1262 was formed in1943 as the H.K.A.R. 645. And it seems it was split in two and one reformed the into H.K.A.R.1262..
1./H.K.A.R.1262 was situated at Auderville La Roche StP351 Auderville la Roche H.K.B"Stal" with six 15.5cm guns.
R608 left plan.
R608 right plan.
Wasser (water reservoir).
R679 casemate Turm3 StP351.
A large open emplacement for a 15.5cm K.416(f) gun StP351.
R636 Fire Control Post StP351.
Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
R608 HQ bunker.
1 - Gas lock.
2 - Close combat.
3 - Crew.
6 - Tobruk observation.
20 - Wireless.
21 - Heating.
22 - Ventilation.
29 - Store room.
32 - Commander.
33 - Non-commissioned officer.
34 - Chart room/plotting room.
35 - Work room.
MKB Bunkertour
Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
R608 HQ bunker.
The two mounds are the R608 bunkers.
Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
R608 HQ bunker
The left inaccessible bunker.
Plan.
Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
R608 HQ bunker
The left inaccessible bunker.
Plan.
Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
R608 HQ bunker.
R608 right accessible bunker.
Plan.
Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
R608 HQ bunker.
Entrance into the Tobruk defence.
Tobruk observation/defence.
Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
R608 HQ bunker.
Entrance into the Tobruk defence. A grill to the right of one of the air ventilation inlets/outlets.
Plan of Tobruk and entrance
200mm Rost vent.
Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
R608 HQ bunker.
R806 entrance and close combat defence embrasure.
Plan.
491P2-Gittertür-(Screen-Door)
Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
R608 HQ bunker.
Going inside and the second close combat defence embrasure covering the stairs.
Entrance at Wn17 Ouistreham "Hillman".
491P2-Gittertür-(Screen-Door)
Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
R608 HQ bunker.
Heating plant room.
Heating plant room at Wn17 Ouistreham "Hillman".
17P7 inner doors.
Actung Feind hört mit.
Attention, enemy is listening.
Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
R608 HQ bunker.
Crew room.
Crew room at Wn17 Ouistreham "Hillman".
Radio room.
Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
R608 HQ bunker.
Work room.
Work room at Wn17 Ouistreham "Hillman".
Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
R608 HQ bunker.
Chart and plotting room.
Chart room at Wn17 Ouistreham "Hillman".
Light switch.
This could have been on the back wall.
Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
R608 HQ bunker.
Ventilation room at at Wn17 Ouistreham "Hillman".
Detail
If there is a risk of gas, pull out the connecting piece and insert it into the filter
Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
R608 HQ bunker.
Way out.
Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
R608 HQ bunker.
Way out.
Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
R608 HQ bunker.
Tobruk defence.
Elevation.
Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
R608 HQ bunker.
One of the escapes from the bunker.
The two designs of escapes, square & half round.
Elevation of an escape, the room, escape door, escape tunnel and then the virticle exit up steel rungs of a ladder.
Escape tunnel and the 410P9 escape door.
Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
Wasser reservoir. A static water tank.
Wn387 Beaumont Hague sud Cemetière
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