Ring La Pallice 'Mitte' RO.59 is an R625 casemate casemate for a 7.5cm Pak 40. This was part of a ring defence protecting the U-Boote pen.
Ile de Ré bridge.
Plan.
R625 of Ring La Pallice 'Mitte'
Casemate for a 7.5cm Pak 40.
Now sitting by a modern road, this bunker (Pos. R625 in mirror) covers the back of the batterie position and is a 7.5cm Pak 40. type casemate.
Aerial view.
Plan.
R625 of Ring La Pallice 'Mitte' RO.59.
Casemate for a 7.5cm Pak 40.
( R625 in mirror) you can see into the gun room entrance.
R625 of Ring La Pallice 'Mitte'
Casemate for a 7.5cm Pak 40.
(R625 in mirror) this is the guns embrasure.
R625 of Ring La Pallice 'Mitte'
Casemate for a 7.5cm Pak 40.
(R625 in mirror) this is the guns embrasure.
R625 of Ring La Pallice 'Mitte'
Casemate for a 7.5cm Pak 40.
A very strong flanking wall.
Flanking wall, inside the yellow ring.
R625 of Ring La Pallice 'Mitte'
Casemate for a 7.5cm Pak 40 (Pos. R625 in mirror).
Looking into the gun room.
It may have had 722P3 type rear doors?
R625 of Ring La Pallice 'Mitte'
Casemate for a 7.5cm Pak 40.
The gun room.
7.5cm Pak 40.
7.5cm Pak 40.
R625 of Ring La Pallice 'Mitte'
Casemate for a 7.5cm Pak 40.
Ammunition room.
Red ammunition room.
434P9 steel door.
R625 of Ring La Pallice 'Mitte' Ro59
Casemate for a 7.5cm Pak 40.
Bunker number over the door.
R625 of Ring La Pallice 'Mitte' Ro59
Casemate for a 7.5cm Pak 40.
Looking back into the gun room.
Passage way in red and the ready ammunition niche on the far side.
R625 of Ring La Pallice 'Mitte' Ro59
Casemate for a 7.5cm Pak 40.
Crew room.
Red crew room.
Anti gas filtration.
R625 of Ring La Pallice 'Mitte' Ro59
Casemate for a 7.5cm Pak 40.
Crew room close combat defence embrasure.
R625 of Ring La Pallice 'Mitte' Ro59
Casemate for a 7.5cm Pak 40.
Gun commanders periscope.
Periscope.
Periscope panzerteil.
R625 of Ring La Pallice 'Mitte' Ro59
Casemate for a 7.5cm Pak 40.
Bunker number over the door.
Plan.
434P9 steel door.
Top of the door.
R625 of Ring La Pallice 'Mitte' Ro59
Casemate for a 7.5cm Pak 40.
Rear entrance close combat defence embrasure.
details
48P8 embrasure.
R625 of Ring La Pallice 'Mitte' Ro59
Casemate for a 7.5cm Pak 40.
Like a Rabbit in the head lights, me looking at the roof structure.
R625 of Ring La Pallice 'Mitte' Ro59
Casemate for a 7.5cm Pak 40.
Bunker number over the door.
R625 of Ring La Pallice 'Mitte' Ro59
Casemate for a 7.5cm Pak 40.
The way out.
Light switch.
Speaking tube to the inside of the bunker.
R625 of Ring La Pallice 'Mitte' Ro59
Casemate for a 7.5cm Pak 40.
Tobruk.
R625 of Ring La Pallice 'Mitte' Ro59
Casemate for a 7.5cm Pak 40.
Tobruk.
R625 of Ring La Pallice 'Mitte' Ro59
Casemate for a 7.5cm Pak 40.
© 2013 Richard Drew