Coastal defense of France in 1939-1940?
Coastal defense of France in 1939-1940?
I cannot find the information on coastal defense of France in 1939-1940.
Whether somebody can help on the following questions:
- An number of various types of guns of coastal artillery
- As these guns on various sites of coast were allocated. At the Atlantic and Mediterranean coast, and as in Northern Africa.
- OOB and TO&E coastal defense, what infantry, machine-gun and others troops were included into their structure. I know that tanks FT-17/18 were used in coastal to defense.
Best regards
Whether somebody can help on the following questions:
- An number of various types of guns of coastal artillery
- As these guns on various sites of coast were allocated. At the Atlantic and Mediterranean coast, and as in Northern Africa.
- OOB and TO&E coastal defense, what infantry, machine-gun and others troops were included into their structure. I know that tanks FT-17/18 were used in coastal to defense.
Best regards
- Daniel Laurent
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Hi, CyirlSh,
Do you speak French?
Or do you know someone speaking French who can help you?
If yes, go there :
http://www.servicehistorique.sga.defens ... fr/marine/
They have a rather complete report, called "Rapport Seyes", with most of the coastal defense location and maps. I am afraid it is not published, i.e. must be read there...
To my knowledge, and the one of a former French Navy officer from a French forum, no real study has been done and published till date.
Regards
Daniel
Do you speak French?
Or do you know someone speaking French who can help you?
If yes, go there :
http://www.servicehistorique.sga.defens ... fr/marine/
They have a rather complete report, called "Rapport Seyes", with most of the coastal defense location and maps. I am afraid it is not published, i.e. must be read there...
To my knowledge, and the one of a former French Navy officer from a French forum, no real study has been done and published till date.
Regards
Daniel
Hello All
Here some pictures from the book
"Denkschift über die Französische
Landesbefestigung" 1941
Guntypes of the French batteries
know to me , maybe there are more
95 mm Canon de cote de 95 Mle 1893
105 mm
120 mm
138 mm Canon Mle 1924
155 mm Canon Mle 1917
164 mm Canon Mle 1893/1896
194 mm Canon Mle 1893
340 mm Canon Mle 1912
Regards Jos
Here some pictures from the book
"Denkschift über die Französische
Landesbefestigung" 1941
Guntypes of the French batteries
know to me , maybe there are more
95 mm Canon de cote de 95 Mle 1893
105 mm
120 mm
138 mm Canon Mle 1924
155 mm Canon Mle 1917
164 mm Canon Mle 1893/1896
194 mm Canon Mle 1893
340 mm Canon Mle 1912
Regards Jos
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Re: Coastal defense of France in 1939-1940?
Here you are a list of French coast batteries arround Mediterranean sea counted by Germans.