Observation post for gunnery/bombing range

Discussions on the fortifications, artillery, & rockets used by the Axis forces.
jopaerya
Member
Posts: 19236
Joined: 21 Jun 2004, 14:21
Location: middelburg

#16

Post by jopaerya » 23 Feb 2007, 17:54

Thanks Ses

For your anwser , do you think that the practice target for the airplanes
were in front of the bunker with 4 observationholes or behind the observation-
post with the mirrorsystem .

Regards Jos

User avatar
SES
In memoriam
Posts: 3936
Joined: 26 Jan 2004, 10:07
Location: 05 ON LT 8
Contact:

#17

Post by SES » 23 Feb 2007, 18:30

jopaerya wrote:Thanks Ses

For your anwser , do you think that the practice target for the airplanes
were in front of the bunker with 4 observationholes or behind the observation-
post with the mirrorsystem .

Regards Jos
H,
I am certain that the tagets were in front of the observation holes. The mirror was used to verify that the attacking aircraft was approaching along the correct flight path.
bregds
SES


jopaerya
Member
Posts: 19236
Joined: 21 Jun 2004, 14:21
Location: middelburg

#18

Post by jopaerya » 23 Feb 2007, 18:50

Thanks again

It's good to have a airforceofficer in the Forum

Regards Jos

User avatar
SES
In memoriam
Posts: 3936
Joined: 26 Jan 2004, 10:07
Location: 05 ON LT 8
Contact:

#19

Post by SES » 23 Feb 2007, 19:30

jopaerya wrote:Thanks again

It's good to have a airforceofficer in the Forum

Regards Jos
Hi Jos,
You are welcome, my pleasure.
bregds
SES

User avatar
SES
In memoriam
Posts: 3936
Joined: 26 Jan 2004, 10:07
Location: 05 ON LT 8
Contact:

Re: Melby observation post

#20

Post by SES » 23 Feb 2007, 19:34

Luchtkastelen 40-45 wrote:Thanks SES for this picture. Imagine it without the ca. 1,0 m soil cover on the roof and the retaining walls and it pretty much looks like the "ordinary Regelbau"....
The wooden cross is new to me. A navigation sign or something to signal the gunnery results?

Regards, René
Hi,
Having looked at the picture again and read the range orders, I now think that the cross was a marker intended - together with another one - to indicate the attack direction. When running in to attack, one lined up the two crosses and the target was beyond the last one - to the right one my picture.
bregds
SES

User avatar
RS 1800
Member
Posts: 97
Joined: 12 May 2004, 11:17
Location: Sweden

#21

Post by RS 1800 » 24 Feb 2007, 13:27

Heres a nice example of a concrete training bomb, this one is from Sulzheim southeast of Schweinefurt.

From Geoff Waldens, website
Image
http://www.thirdreichruins.com/wehrmacht_posts.htm

User avatar
Valtoro
Member
Posts: 810
Joined: 16 Mar 2004, 19:45
Location: Norway

#22

Post by Valtoro » 24 Feb 2007, 14:14

Was there a similar bunker in Norway? The norwegian defence museum has several concrete bombs in ther storage.

And I read somewhere that the Mistel training were performed on some coastal hills in Denmark, was it "live" training, i.e: with a pilotless Ju88?

/valtoro.

User avatar
SES
In memoriam
Posts: 3936
Joined: 26 Jan 2004, 10:07
Location: 05 ON LT 8
Contact:

#23

Post by SES » 24 Feb 2007, 14:18

Hi,
The Mistel story is true. It was tested against Stevns Klint on the eastern end of Møn.
bregds
SES

User avatar
Valtoro
Member
Posts: 810
Joined: 16 Mar 2004, 19:45
Location: Norway

#24

Post by Valtoro » 24 Feb 2007, 16:23

Thank you SES.

Is there any remains from these tests? I did a google on the area without finding anything except that there were a monitoring position at Stevns Klint during the war. I would imagine if they used a mistel on those rocks, the results must have been visible even today?

/valtoro.

User avatar
SES
In memoriam
Posts: 3936
Joined: 26 Jan 2004, 10:07
Location: 05 ON LT 8
Contact:

#25

Post by SES » 24 Feb 2007, 16:32

Valtoro wrote:Thank you SES.

Is there any remains from these tests? I did a google on the area without finding anything except that there were a monitoring position at Stevns Klint during the war. I would imagine if they used a mistel on those rocks, the results must have been visible even today?

/valtoro.
Hi,
If you scroll down a little you'll find an Intel report from the Danish Resistance.

http://www.spionage-lfm.dk/moen.htm

There has been a number of landslides in the area so I doubt there are any visible signs.
bregds
SES

User avatar
pdijkstra
Member
Posts: 94
Joined: 25 Jan 2006, 20:54
Location: Friesland
Contact:

#26

Post by pdijkstra » 26 Feb 2007, 22:37

Hello René,

In the little Fries (Friesland) town Hollum, near Ferwerd is one bunker now from it Fryske Gea. See pictures.

Regards,

Paul
Attachments
Kopie van ferwerd1.JPG
Kopie van ferwerd1.JPG (65.69 KiB) Viewed 1091 times

User avatar
SES
In memoriam
Posts: 3936
Joined: 26 Jan 2004, 10:07
Location: 05 ON LT 8
Contact:

#27

Post by SES » 26 Feb 2007, 22:39

Hi Paul,
Looks like our "thing". Thanks for sharing.
bregds
SES

ducatim901
Member
Posts: 1051
Joined: 14 Jul 2005, 16:38
Location: netherlands

#28

Post by ducatim901 » 27 Feb 2007, 08:53

Hi Paul,
Good work!!!
Is it still there??
If so i think i will visit it in the end of April.
Greetings jack.

johnf
Member
Posts: 30
Joined: 15 Jun 2006, 15:18
Location: Normandy France
Contact:

#29

Post by johnf » 27 Feb 2007, 11:43

Hi
I have placed photo's of the site at Fecamp on my website
http://atlantikwall.org.uk/etolain.htm
Regards john

johnf
Member
Posts: 30
Joined: 15 Jun 2006, 15:18
Location: Normandy France
Contact:

#30

Post by johnf » 27 Feb 2007, 11:43

Hi
I have placed photo's of the site at Fecamp on my website
http://atlantikwall.org.uk/etolain.htm
Regards john

Post Reply

Return to “Fortifications, Artillery, & Rockets”