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What kind of antiarcraft artillery?

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Post by vicens » 20 Jul 2007, 20:01

Erik E wrote:
Do you have any other images of unfinished bunkers
Only one.....
Most of the batteries here in Norway was not 100% when the war ended. But only in a few occations, the main bunkers weren`t finished.
This photo is a beginning of a R-671 casemate. You can see the mounting for the "Pivot-laffette" in the new casemate, aswell as the old open emplacement in the background.



There are a similar emplacement near Barcelona, but nobody know what kind of antiaircraft artillery was placed in this place.

Do you know what kind of artillery was placed in the old open emmplacement in the background?

Thanks in advanced.

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What class of AA guns?

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Post by vicens » 20 Jul 2007, 20:15

Erik E wrote:Hallo!

In order to save this topic from "dying", I have decided to invite the entire forum for a "viritual walk" in the remains of Heeresküsten batterie 18/978 Ogna.

Ogna is one of the few beaches in Norway. It is located about 60 KM`s south of Stavanger, in South western Norway.

The battery was equipped with 4 x flak39(r). It might sound strange that a coastal defence battery was equipped with AA guns, but this battery was more like a "dual-purpose" battery, which is rather rare.

Construction started in 1942 under command of Org. Todt "Einsatzgruppe Wiking". It became operational in 1943, but never 100% completed.
The crew at a battery like this, was probably around 80 men.

This "walk" starts at the entrance to the battery. A text book example of a Vf65a bunker "Ringstand für Kampfwagen kanone" protected the road leading up to the battery, aswell as the harbour in the background.
The 5cm KwK39 L/42 is long gone, but the Behelfssockellafette (Bh.sk.L)
mounting is still present......
I live in Barcelona and near there are a similar emplacement but nobody know what class of antiaircraft gun was placed in this place.

Do you know what class of AA gun was placed?

Thanks in advance.


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Post by Skygge » 25 Jul 2007, 18:23

I'm currently in Hanstholm. It's incredible... bunkers everywhere. On sea. On fields. On water. On houses... in a few days i will upload pics of Vigsø, Hanstholm, Hamborg...

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Post by ducatim901 » 25 Jul 2007, 22:34

Thats cool Skygge,
I'll be looking forward to them.
Greetings Jack.

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Post by Skygge » 28 Jul 2007, 18:46

Hei to all :lol:

So, check my Flickr account

http://flickr.com/photos/13545296@N00/

Hanstholm: Various pics of the "museum" battery.
Vigsø: Pics of the battery
Hamborg: Pics of some bunkers
Laboe: German memorial
Heikendorf: German Memorial

I will name the photos when i have time... and I will upload photos of the battery located south of Hanstholm, the one in the "Douvre la délivrande" type (sorry, i'm not in the techic like you, don't now the name).

:wink:

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Post by karltrowitz » 12 Aug 2007, 16:01

As promised, here are a few of my Normandy photos....
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An M158 for a 9.4cm Vickers gun at the Neville battery
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Neville battery. An MG post defending the battery's entrance
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A general view of the Neville Battery of 2/MAA 260
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Post by karltrowitz » 12 Aug 2007, 16:12

More from the Neville Battery near Barfleur....
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An R671 for another 9.4cm Vickers
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An observation post connected with a covered trench system
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German hobnailed boots passed this way....On top of one of the covered trenches
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Post by karltrowitz » 12 Aug 2007, 16:23

An R680 for a PaK 40 at Morsalines....
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Post by Oberst Mihael » 23 Aug 2007, 11:13

Hello, what is the name of that one-man bunker the Germans used toward the end of the war? I tried the search function, but can't for the life of me remember what it's called.

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Post by darecki » 23 Aug 2007, 11:37

Maybe "Kochbunker"? But, it's for two men....

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Post by Oberst Mihael » 23 Aug 2007, 13:29

Image

Like the one in the photo. There was a photo of this bunker posted on some forums, but you could only see about 1/4 of it, and some idiot argued that it's a mailbox, not a bunker. But since then luckily some other people with better google skills found this photo, that proves it's that bunker.
I still don't recall the proper name though.

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Post by SES » 23 Aug 2007, 13:40

Hi,
It is called a Splitterschütz Zelle.
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Post by Oberst Mihael » 23 Aug 2007, 13:48

Thank you very much! :)

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Post by SES » 23 Aug 2007, 13:52

:) my pleasure.
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Post by SES » 23 Aug 2007, 17:16

Hi,
Some additional info on the SsZ.
The picture shows one at Grove (still standing).
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