Gi03 'Holland' Point du Galon d'Or

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The defence of the north side of the Gironde river starting at la Route Neuve, La Tremblade. The defences continued along the coast.

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1 x R506c casemate.
1 x R607 ammunition bunker II.
3 x R612 casemates.
1 x R622 twin group bunker.
2 x Vf58c Tobruk.
1 x Vf69 mortar Tobruk.
1 x 4.7cm Pak K.38(t).
2 x 7.5cm F.K.243 (h).

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7.5cm F.K.243 (h) ex-dutch M-02/04, license built by Krupp M-03.

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R506c casemate.

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R607 ammunition bunker II.

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Now on the shore of Gironde north with sand, sea and dunes.
Sweeping views over the island of d'Oleron.
Through the trees you can see the first bunker now, sunken into the sand.

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The plan today showing how the sea has started to wash the bunkers away.

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SHM plan made by French Army officers that visited all/most sites and recorded what was there.
1,2  - Casemate pur canon de 75mm.
3    - Casemate pur canon a rotule. 47mm Skoda.
4    - Tobruk pur lance-grenades et mitrailleuse.
5, 7 - Abri personnel.
8     - Abri-Citerne.
9to12 - Tobruk mitrailleuse.

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R506 elevation.

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R612 plan.

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Tobruk.

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Vf69 mortar Tobruk.

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R607 ammunition bunker.

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R506 plan.

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Sinking into the sand this bunker would have been quite intimidating on the beach but with only a 4.7cm Pak fortress gun its bark would have been more than its bite.

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R506 embrasure.

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R506 casemate looking into the embrasure, now set down into the sand.

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770P4 type embrasure for a 4.7cm Skoda gun.

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Inside an R506 gun room.

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R506 sinking away.

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735P3 armoured periscope aperture.

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Periscope hole inside a casemate.

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Periscope.

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The area the gun would have covered.

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R612 Casemate for an assault gun.
7.5cm F.K.243(h) Field Kannon would have sat.

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7.5cm F.K.243(h) Field Kannon.

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Plan R612 casemate.

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R612 Casemate for an assault gun.

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There should have been a pair of 494p2 rear doors, may not have been fitted..

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R612 Casemate would have shot out over this wide beach area.

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Tobruk Vf58c type.

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Tobruk Vf58c plan.

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Tobruk Vf58c type.

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R622 Twin group shelter.

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R622 plan.

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R622 Twin group shelter.

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R622 Twin group shelter attached Tobruk..

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R622 plan.

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R621 group shelter with one main room for about 10 soldiers, two entrances into a gas lock with two heavy iron doors then a door into the crew room with a thinner anti gas door.

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R621 group shelter.

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2 x 434P1 doors.

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1 x 19P7 anti gas door.

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