Schnabelstand A.O.K. 15

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bennojollo
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Schnabelstand A.O.K. 15

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Post by bennojollo » 24 May 2022, 23:23

Dear readers and friends,

I hope i can list this message like this?

I know it is a long time ago i visited the forum and perhaps i have to this more. Since my last visit we made (some) work on the M.G. bunker Schnabelstand. We is Dirk Peeters and Sébastian Haule and myself. Today the book file was send to the printer and after a final check on the digitalprint i hope to give green light for production. I wanted to upload the cover but the file was to big. Anyway we have completed a book called Beak and Beaches, size 21 x 21 cm, 220 pages, hardcover, bound pages, fullcolour. English text. Limited production of 150 books. Price 35,- excl. shipping.
We have tried to give a (almost complete) history of the early M.G. bunker. With drawings, lots of pictures and many unknow facts we where able to build up this book to 220 pages. A number we never had in mind of when we started our research. The chapters 1 to 5 contains more general info on planning and different types. Chapter 6 contains information on each K.V.A. within the 15th Armee.

Also I want to thanks everbody that help and the co-writers Sébastien and Dirk!

Please check the content below and if you like a book please email me at [email protected]

Contents:
Acknowledgements
Preface
1. The army
1a. The 15th Army
1b. Army corps
1c. Divisions
2. Orders for the construction of the defence
2a. Küstenverteidigung Kanalfront
2b. Neue Westwall
2c. Focus areas in the defence
3. Fortress engineers
3a. General
3b. Renewed commitment
3c. Central control
3d. Festungs-Pionier-Stab 21
3e. Festungs-Pionier-Stab 27
4. Schnabelstand
4a. Name
4b. Design
4c. Function
4d. Model variants
4e. Tactical signs
5. A change of view
6. Building positions
6a. Coastal defence areas A
6b. Coastal defence area C
6c. Coastal defence area D
6d. Coastal defence area E
6e. Coastal defence area F
6f. Coastal defence area G

Index:
Scheme of Armee-Pionier-Führer
Index of Schnabelstände

Sources:
Archives
Bibliography
Index of geographical names
Index of persons
Abbreviations
Legend drawings

bennojollo
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Re: Schnabelstand A.O.K. 15

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Post by bennojollo » 25 May 2022, 12:40

Hi, me again

And here a example of the cover on lower res.

Greetings Ben
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Dirk Peeters1
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Re: Schnabelstand A.O.K. 15

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Post by Dirk Peeters1 » 30 May 2022, 21:45

great job Ben

bennojollo
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Post by bennojollo » 02 Jun 2022, 12:29

Thanks Dirk,

and afcourse thanks to you for youre help!

Greetings Ben

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Re: Schnabelstand A.O.K. 15

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Post by bennojollo » 02 Jun 2022, 12:30

A some good news as seen on this picture!
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Re: Schnabelstand A.O.K. 15

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Post by Dirk Peeters1 » 08 Jun 2022, 14:38

still measuring as usual

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