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Friedrich August

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Post by dirk Peeters » 04 Dec 2015, 15:50

Who has wartime aerial pictures of this bttr ?
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Post by jazote » 04 Dec 2015, 17:33

dirk Peeters wrote:Who has wartime aerial pictures of this bttr ?
Thanks already
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canons de 30,5 cm SK L50 de la MKB Friedrich August à la Trésorerie.jpg
sorrry, but I don't remember from where i got this photo...
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Re: Friedrich August

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Post by AvB » 04 Dec 2015, 17:50

It's a color photo from the Westwall I thought.

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Post by dirk Peeters » 04 Dec 2015, 19:29

thanks
The first location from the batterie i supose?
Anyone know the StP nr of this batterie
AC has written 231 and then Kornweihe
I heard also StP 212 Kornweihe

anyone has better info?
1A1 1944.jpg
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Post by Chazette » 04 Dec 2015, 20:30

25-3-1944 -2.jpg
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Post by dirk Peeters » 04 Dec 2015, 20:40

OK Thank you
Could it be an old StP nr ?
on the 1944 map 212 is missing ?
Already one thing solved

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Post by zeemacht » 05 Dec 2015, 20:32

Hi Dirk this should be Friedrich August during wartime.

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Post by Chazette » 05 Dec 2015, 21:30

is it Frank
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Post by dirk Peeters » 05 Dec 2015, 21:36

i confirm yes
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Post by jopaerya » 06 Dec 2015, 10:35

Maybe the black and white picture from Beeldbank http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... lit=august

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Post by schwarzermai » 06 Dec 2015, 13:36

Hello

Marine-Batterie Friedrich August = formerly Batterie 230 at Westwall??

thanks Uwe
viewtopic.php?f=19&t=223633

My Bookproject: "Organisationsgeschichte der deutschen Heeresartillerie im II. Weltkrieg"

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Post by dirk Peeters » 08 Dec 2015, 14:49

Has anyone measured the heights ?
Does anyone has old pictures before the gunroom was filled up ?
In one of the latest books of AC there is this photo of J Tomine
2015-12-08_125617.jpg
here are two others
2015-12-08_130950.jpg
on the outside it gives this
2015-12-08_131039.jpg
i am desperately searching other pictures....
Like to make a final plan

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Post by dirk Peeters » 08 Dec 2015, 14:53

Here tha plan of the book of Hans sakkers
made by Mark Machielsen who used my old measurements
So there are a few mistakes in it
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we see that the side openings are not in this plan as we didn t measured them back then and we didn t know they where there
Anyone can give more details please ?
preferably with pictures

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Post by dirk Peeters » 08 Dec 2015, 15:08

i am know working on details , like on the Tobruks which are very intresting and the two are not the same
as soon as i finish these plans ill show them

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Post by dirk Peeters » 08 Dec 2015, 15:18

here already a NOT FINISHED upper floor part
Sorry i can t show the plan
just found out that there are some errors in it
Here al doors are 19P7 except the one for the engine room which is a T Type door (two parts)
only beds for 27 men which is not much....

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