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Re: Westwall

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Post by AvB » 13 Mar 2008, 11:38

Man that looks great.
So the wall and the Höcker are still there?

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Post by P. Heijkoop » 13 Mar 2008, 13:13

Daniel.

Do you have any idea how many 40P8-turrets were placed in the Westwall?
Generally, you don't see them on pictures or read about them in books.

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Re: Westwall

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Post by 20P7 » 13 Mar 2008, 19:24

Hello Arthur, hello Peter,

the antitankwall is still there, some parts blown up, the dragon theets are demolished, as the bunkers are. Ruins of all structures are still there. The wet antitankditch is also still there. The whole area is relatively overgrown.

According to a list from Inspektion der Befestigungen from 1944 a total of 16 turrets of the type 40P8 were delivered and build in - 1 x 40P8 Fest.Dienststelle Trier, 7 x 40P8 Fest.Dienststelle Homurg and 8 x 40P8 in the area of the Fest. Dienststelle Pirmasens.

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Post by P. Heijkoop » 13 Mar 2008, 19:38

Hi Daniel.

Thanks for the list. I suppose all of these turrets were scrapped after the war?

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Post by 20P7 » 14 Mar 2008, 07:43

Hello Peter,

no 40P8 is known that survived the postwar scrap. "Only" 423P01, 35P8 and 20P7 are still left.

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Post by P. Heijkoop » 14 Mar 2008, 09:56

Hi,

I alread feared that ;-)
Too bad.
Thanks for the info !

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Re: Westwall

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Post by jopaerya » 15 Mar 2008, 10:52

Hello Daniel

Thanks for the information on the anti tankwall in Bienwald , here a few other photo's both Ebay.de

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Re: Westwall

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Post by 20P7 » 15 Mar 2008, 12:48

Hello Jos,

these are nice pictures!

The Sechsschartenturmbunker could be a R 114b or R 115b, the other one seems to be a R 20.

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Post by jopaerya » 01 Apr 2008, 10:32

Hi , who has any clue what the thing is on the top photo from Ebay ?

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Re: Westwall

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Post by AvB » 01 Apr 2008, 13:23

jopaerya wrote:Hi , who has any clue what the thing is on the top photo from Ebay ?

Regards Jos
Looks like Sechsschartenturm or Beobachtungsturm with Zeiss optik.
Very nice camouflage!

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Re: Westwall

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Post by jopaerya » 13 May 2008, 19:59

Nice camouflage, as railway station Roden ( Saarlouis ) with a dangerous ticket post .

Photo's = Ebay.de

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Re: Westwall

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Post by AvB » 30 May 2008, 17:48

Could this be a 116b?
Extra entrance for the PAK gun on the side, with Nahkampf, no turret?
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Re: Westwall

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Post by 20P7 » 30 May 2008, 19:52

Hello Arthur,

this one is a special construction made out of a R 116b. As you can see, the Flank. Anlage is not placed beside the Schartenfront but in the rear part of the bunker. This way to adapt a plain standard design bunker for special purposes was done several times in this area of the Westwall, where this picture was taken. It is located in the Gaytal and is still there today as a ruin. But it is covered with earth and not accessible.

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Post by AvB » 31 May 2008, 02:34

Thanks Daniel. Very nice type, lots of them can still be found in Schlesien, Poland!
That Gaytal looks very impressive!

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Post by jopaerya » 19 Jun 2008, 17:23

This looks the same bunker as the one in the previeus post .

Photo = Ebay.de

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