Origin of bunker at Port Festung Cherbourg

[robin-stahlbeton]

Good morning,

During my last trip to Cherbourg I came across this bunker at the entrance of the Naval base. When I look at the maps of Cherbourg this one cant fit any of the strongpoints build around the port. even not the E-battery who was here. The pictures on the other hand, zoomed in, does not make it sure to me as well if it is from German or French origine. Im assuming French... On the early IGN it was already there. Can anybody help?

Rgs, Robin

[robin-stahlbeton]

Anybody?

[jopaerya]

Hello Robin

Looks to me a German bunker , but what type ??

Regards Jos

[robin-stahlbeton]

Hello Jos,

I had the same impression but so diffucult to be sure on a longer distance. Is this your photo from earlier years? Hopeully our French colleagues can say anything more about this. Do the SHM documents show up with something, was it even measured?

[AW]

looks a little bit like the bunker at Morgat...
think for a bigger weapond as a sMG its to smal... isn´t it?

greetz

[jopaerya]

Looks this bunker was used to defend the road to a entrance of the Arsenal Cherbourg ,
so I would go for a anti-tank gun and that why the bunker has on the left side a smaller wall ??

Regards Jos

[AW]

You might be right... on the first picture the bunker looks much deaper as the one in Morgat
greetz
Alex

[dirk Peeters]

morgat is a VF
Cherbourg looks more ST ausfuhrung
look at the steel girders

[moonraker]

hello

of this instant,info that I have,this bunker is built for 5 Kwk.I wait for access for several months,is not simple !!

Me belfra-team

[robin-stahlbeton]

Hello Moonraker,

Great news, thanks!
Do you have facts that support your theory?

Rgs, Robin

[moonraker]

hi
I know the solder is work here,I saw. for instant the enter is "verboten" beacause "plan vigie pirate" french langage ...

Me belfra-team