Some pictures of Le Havre

[moonraker]

Hello Kurt

@ Picture 3 looks to me a triple Bren gun ( 7.7 cm M.G. 138 (e) ) in a concrete emplacement on Nordmole .

Regards Jos

jos you are right,here the dike back of this position.

regards
Me belfra-team

[kstdk]

Hello

Thanks.

Regards
Kurt
kstdk

[Manuferey]

Another picture with the triple mounted Brens:


The concrete ring seems to have been positioned on top of the original French bunker which would be later destroyed to built an SK casemate at MKB Nordmole. See the red arrow I have added below on this ebay picture:


Was this concrete ring built by the Germans after June 1940 or by the French or the Bristish before June 1940 ?

Emmanuel

[moonraker]

hi manu
thank for the reply,but is not simple to give which built this ring.

others quistion ? do you think is the symbol represents the compagny in place ? III/RgLL uze

regards
Me belfra-team

[Manuferey]

others quistion ? do you think is the symbol represents the compagny in place ? III/RgLL uze
regards
Me belfra-team

I think we need to read III./Rgt Leuze i.e. 3rd battalion (not a company since a Roman numeral) of Regiment Leuze.

There was indeed a German high ranking officer named Walther Leuze in Le Havre, better known as Generalmajor Leuze, Festungskommandant Le Havre from February 1943 to March 1944.
But more importantly here, I think, is the fact that Leuze was commanding officer of I.R. 687 (336 I.D.) from April 1941 to April 1942 (source: article from Alain Chazette about Gen. Leuze in Magazine 39/45 No. 197). And the 336 ID occupied Le Havre and the area from May 1941 to May 1942, therefore, at the same time as Leuze commanded IR 687.

From this information, I deduct that:
III./Rgt Leuze makes sense
It refers to III./IR 687 with IR 687 commanded by Leuze
The pictures were probably taken then between May 1941 and April 1942.

Emmanuel

[moonraker]

hello,
thank for you reply.
Me belfra-team

[jopaerya]

According to the Ebay-photo caption it should be Le Havre, but where ??

Regards Jos

[S_haule]

Hello Jos,

It is the Digue Sud : the tower in the background is French (it's for a searchlight). The bunker in foreground is German : it is the shelters with the famous paintings (IE "Kein karoussel").

Regards

Sébastien

[jopaerya]

Oke Sébastien

[jopaerya]

Photo is from Dirk Peeters

[jazote]

Hello Jos,
It is the Digue Sud : the tower in the background is French (it's for a searchlight). The bunker in foreground is German : it is the shelters with the famous paintings (IE "Kein karoussel").
Regards
Sébastien

Picture maybe from D. Peeters
JLM

[moonraker]

hello,
others foto
source ebay.de

Me belfra-team

[Erfurter1955]

Hello,

Here is a photo of the mole Nord in Le Havre:



from 561st fieldartillery battalion:

http://561stfieldartillerybattalion.org ... 0water.jpg

http://561stfieldartillerybattalion.org ... 0Home.html

Detail:



Comment from me:



Greetings

Klaus-Dieter

[jopaerya]

Hi Klaus-Dieter

Just for the record the guns of B. Nordmole are 10.5 cm S.K.C/32U in Ubts L.C/36

Regards Jos

[Erfurter1955]

Hello Jos,
Thanks, I forgot the "U"
Regards Klaus-Dieter