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Re: Westwall

Post by b00nfire » 31 Jan 2021 11:16

This looks like a Regelbau 105, maybe in the Fischbach-Area near Pirmasens.

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Re: Westwall

Post by AvB » 16 Mar 2021 21:47

The bunker in post #670. Compared it, and only the 117 has two entrances, a close defence room and the one air inlet in this position.
117 in the Westwall or Atlantikwall?
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Re: Westwall

Post by rheinair » 16 Mar 2021 23:13

I think this R 117 can be found on the Atlantikwall - we can see the typical armor plate, the raised cover and the typical camouflage paint. We can't find that on the Westwall …

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Re: Westwall

Post by Jose85 » 02 Apr 2021 12:11

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Re: Westwall

Post by b00nfire » 05 Apr 2021 15:38

All in the Saarlautern area, the last photo should be WH 672 at Fraulautern, Regelbau 115b with Dreischartenturm:

WH 672

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Re: Westwall

Post by Jose85 » 09 Apr 2021 20:55

Thanks for the identiification.

"Schweighofen Pfalz", some of the photos are B-Werk? Btw is there something like a "B-Werk catalogue" with plans or are the informations scarce? I know there are plans for Ostwall Panzerwerke, but Westwall?
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Post by Jose85 » 09 Apr 2021 20:57

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Re: Westwall

Post by Jose85 » 09 Apr 2021 20:59

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Re: Westwall

Post by AvB » 10 Apr 2021 15:09

Jose85 wrote:
09 Apr 2021 20:55
Thanks for the identiification.

"Schweighofen Pfalz", some of the photos are B-Werk? Btw is there something like a "B-Werk catalogue" with plans or are the informations scarce? I know there are plans for Ostwall Panzerwerke, but Westwall?
Not much known. There are several plans in Der Westwall by Bettinger & Büren. These come from several documents in Bundesarchiv. The B-Werke in the Oberotterbach area are a little bit bigger than the B-Werk Besseringen but have the same configuration.

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Re: Westwall

Post by b00nfire » 03 May 2021 18:42

The photos are from the Otterbach-Area, but we don't know, which B-Werk this is.
The other photos show a Regelbau 3 and a Sechsschartenturm. They are not connected but there is a wall between the the bunkers to cover the entrances. They are WH 215 and 218, north of Steinfeld.

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Re: Westwall

Post by AvB » 13 May 2021 08:02

There's only one way to find out. Visit every B-Werk location and check the horizon. The hills in France (Col du Birkenthal, Col du Pigeonnier, Eselsberg, Luchsenkopf and Brissetisch Kopf) are clearly visible. Interesting about the WH 215 and 218.

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Re: Westwall

Post by jopaerya » 09 Jun 2021 12:32

is this a smaller door ?? Photo is from Ebay
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Re: Westwall

Post by AvB » 11 Jun 2021 19:58

No it's a high door seen from the inside. Optical illusion. 437P01, 2 meter high. :)

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Re: Westwall

Post by jopaerya » 12 Jun 2021 07:33

Thanks Arthur :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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Re: Westwall

Post by jopaerya » 18 Jan 2022 10:39

Stauwerk Dusenbrücken again , see also post 534. 607 and 643. from BAMA
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