Coastal defense of France in 1939-1940?

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Coastal defense of France in 1939-1940?

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Post by CyirlSh » 07 Feb 2006, 11:05

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.

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Post by kstdk » 07 Feb 2006, 22:33

Hello

Try posting this in the Bunkers and Fortifications section as well

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Post by Daniel Laurent » 11 Feb 2006, 11:54

Send a PM to David Lehmann, he MUST know, he knows everything about the French Army in 39-40.
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PS: And ask him to post the reply in the forum :)

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Post by David Lehmann » 11 Feb 2006, 12:31

Hello,

I am sorry to disappoint you but I cannot help on this peculiar topic ... otherwise I would already have posted an answer :)

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Post by Daniel Laurent » 11 Feb 2006, 12:46

David Lehmann wrote:I am sorry to disappoint you but I cannot help on this peculiar topic
Hi David,
So, you are searching, aren't you?
I may get a bit of information on that topic regarding the Southern coast (La mediterraneee), can you check for the other ones?
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Post by David Lehmann » 11 Feb 2006, 15:00

No I have no available sources really dealing with that precise subject.

David

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Post by Daniel Laurent » 12 Feb 2006, 09:25

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.
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Post by jopaerya » 12 Feb 2006, 14:38

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

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Post by jopaerya » 12 Feb 2006, 14:39

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Post by CyirlSh » 13 Feb 2006, 10:06

Thanks.
The information very interesting.

Merci.
L'information très intéressant.

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Re: Coastal defense of France in 1939-1940?

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Post by forttravel » 10 Sep 2017, 18:49

Here you are a list of French coast batteries arround Mediterranean sea counted by Germans.
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