5 cm KwK used in fortifications

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Re: INFO: 5 cm KwK used in fortifications

Post by dirk Peeters » 20 Jun 2012 20:47

Yes Jos 15 KVA G , 7 KVA H1 and H2 and the whole 7 KVA J

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Re: INFO: 5 cm KwK used in fortifications

Post by jopaerya » 21 Jun 2012 10:09

Hello Dirk

I think I found a explenation for the typical 5 cm KwK bettung in the sector K.V.A. G ( 15 Army ) .
After the Raid on St Nazaire 28-03-1942 it was not logical to have two Armies on either side of a
major river mouth . In 08-1942 O.B. West orded that the 15 Army was getting control of Walcheren
on the north side and in the south K.V.A. G ( Honfleur till Franceville ) , the former bounderies of
the 15 army was the river Schelde and Seine .

The KwK bettungen were from a "Neue Westwall ausbau" and started to build from 02-1942, so that
could be the reason for the "Normandie" model 5 cm Kwk bettungen in the sector K.V.A. G at that
time still 7 army . So this kind of 5 cm KwK were only build in the sector of the LXXXIV A.K.

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Re: INFO: 5 cm KwK used in fortifications

Post by dirk Peeters » 21 Jun 2012 11:00

Very good study Jos
Thats something new that isn t found in France by the special forces there
hahahah Lol

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Re: INFO: 5 cm KwK used in fortifications

Post by dirk Peeters » 21 Jun 2012 12:43

a question for Eril
You have placed these 5 cm KWK Bettungen a Norvege
00 Erik.jpg
00 Erik 02.jpg
Do you have other photographs of these Bettungen in Norway ..... They seem the same as we found in France etc

the 4 niches version
7 KVA J 127 (1).jpg
Could it be .....
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Re: INFO: 5 cm KwK used in fortifications

Post by dirk Peeters » 21 Jun 2012 12:44

15 KVA D StP Strand.jpg
your second photo looks this bett-ung
Can anyone confirm this
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Re: INFO: 5 cm KwK used in fortifications

Post by stril » 23 Jun 2012 22:00

Added a photo from HKB 63/977 Nordheim.
A position for 5 cm Kwk.
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Re: INFO: 5 cm KwK used in fortifications

Post by Manuferey » 23 Jun 2012 22:11

jopaerya wrote:Hello Dirk
I think I found a explenation for the typical 5 cm KwK bettung in the sector K.V.A. G ( 15 Army ) .
After the Raid on St Nazaire 28-03-1942 it was not logical to have two Armies on either side of a
major river mouth . In 08-1942 O.B. West orded that the 15 Army was getting control of Walcheren
on the north side and in the south K.V.A. G ( Honfleur till Franceville ) , the former bounderies of
the 15 army was the river Schelde and Seine .
[...]
Regards Jos
Jos,

To complement your explanation, it is interesting to look at the document dated 5 April 1942 that you posted here:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 0&t=189161
you can see that the Germans considered that the defenses of several harbors located on the mouths of rivers included the southern bank (“Südurfer”): Hoek van Holland, Vlissingen, Le Havre and St-Nazaire.

For Le Havre, the southern bank to protect the harbor starts at Honfleur indeed.

Emmanuel

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Re: INFO: 5 cm KwK used in fortifications

Post by jopaerya » 24 Jun 2012 08:48

Thanks Emmanuel

I recieved from Alain Chazette a document that the sector K.V.A. G was transferred to the 15. Army in 5-1942 .

While searching two other quistions came to my mind , was the bounderie during the Raid on St Nazaire the Loire
river and K.V.A. A is normal the first to start with ( see Holland and Walcheren ) but what about K.V.A. A ( Bretagne )
Maybe earlier the bounderie between the two Army 's was at this point ??

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Re: INFO: 5 cm KwK used in fortifications

Post by peeved » 26 Jan 2013 13:09

5 cm KwK 39. Photo from exp. eBay.de auction http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 0947554132

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Post by peeved » 26 Jan 2013 13:11

5 cm KwK photo from exp. eBay.de auction http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 0949902292

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Re: INFO: 5 cm KwK used in fortifications

Post by dirk Peeters » 26 Jan 2013 13:16

thanks beautiful pictures

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Re: INFO: 5 cm KwK used in fortifications

Post by jbb20p7 » 26 Jan 2013 14:04

peeved wrote:5 cm KwK photo from exp. eBay.de auction http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 0949902292

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Hello, this pics is taken on N13, at "Les Bertrands" on the Landfront Cherbourg, 2 x 5 cm KWK

Bye :wink:
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Post by moonraker » 26 Jan 2013 14:31

peeved wrote:5 cm KwK 39. Photo from exp. eBay.de auction http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 0947554132

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big possible the 600 or VF66 in gironde.

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Re: INFO: 5 cm KwK used in fortifications

Post by AvB » 26 Jan 2013 16:13

Luftwaffe personnel. That could be a clue?

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Re: INFO: 5cm KwK used in fortifications

Post by bunker14 » 26 Jan 2013 22:59

jopaerya wrote:Hello All

This model for the 5 cm KwK was build only in Normandie , now I trying to find the bounderies
were this model was found . Who can help me to find out in witch area this bettung was build .

http://forum.axishistory.com/download/f ... &mode=view

Drawing = Bernard Paich / Alain Chazette

Regards Jos
hello

I never found this model in KVA-G

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