St Ouens bay Jersey 11Resistance nest's,1Stp,Anti-Tank walls
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St Ouens bay Jersey 11Resistance nest's,1Stp,Anti-Tank walls
St Ouens bay was the most heavily defended section of coast in Jersey. If there was to be a invasion this is were they fought
it would take place. On this section of coast line they built 11 Resistance nest's, 1 Stp, Anti-Tank wall's, Anti-Tank Ditch,Barbed wire & mines. The main selction of bunkers along the section are the Jäger with the 10.5cm, 4.7cm F.Pak Casemate, Schartentürme & Mg's.
Here are a selction of photos i have taken, i have only taken pics from Stp L'Etacq to Wn Steps 43 & they are only of the first line of defence....more to follow
Cheers Kevin
it would take place. On this section of coast line they built 11 Resistance nest's, 1 Stp, Anti-Tank wall's, Anti-Tank Ditch,Barbed wire & mines. The main selction of bunkers along the section are the Jäger with the 10.5cm, 4.7cm F.Pak Casemate, Schartentürme & Mg's.
Here are a selction of photos i have taken, i have only taken pics from Stp L'Etacq to Wn Steps 43 & they are only of the first line of defence....more to follow
Cheers Kevin
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- this Jäger was modifed & fitted with a Sechsschartenturm, but was removed for scrap in the 1950's.
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- This 670 has a small tunnel complexe behide it.
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- Here is the entrance to the tunnel complexe this also housed a searchlight in it.
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- Part of this bunker has been demolished as it was blocking the slipway.
- 4.7cm Festung PAK 36 @ Wn Lewis Tower (1).JPG (172 KiB) Viewed 1113 times
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- This R35 turret was removed from St.Aubins Fort & placed here
- Jäger @ Wn Lewis Tower (2).JPG (159.64 KiB) Viewed 1113 times
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- This bunker is now the "Channel Islands Military Museum"
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- The entrance. This bunker is in good shape apart from being flooded that is!
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- wood still in place after all this time! wow
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- as you can see quite flooded. if you can make them out on the back wall they are moths!
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- A nice Tobruk position built into the wall.
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- One of Jersey's old Towers With a Pak Garage built onto it!
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- Better pic of the Pak Garage. A lot of jersey's old Tower's, Forts & castle's were modifed by the Germans.
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- Here two 4.7cm Festung Pak 36 have been built into each side of the Anti-tank wall
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- & the other side
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- This is the entrance that leads to a Mg position built into the Anti-tank wall.
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- The rear of the bunker with the entrance defence.
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- Mg post built into the Anti-tank wall, the entrance is by the Flanking wall
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- close up of the armoured plate for some reason missed by the scrap men!
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- The other side, as you can see the Anti-Tank wall has been repaired because of the battering from the sea!
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- this one has been blocked up! The other 4.7cm Festung Pak 36 has all but been demolished as it was blocking the slipway.
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- The demolished 4.7cm Festung Pak 36
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- This Jäger has been modified postwar.
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help unknow to me that is German emplacements.
More pics to follow later ..if you dont mind that is
Cheers Kevin
More pics to follow later ..if you dont mind that is
Cheers Kevin
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- any ideas what it is Mg post or AA post?
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Thanks Simon, will be seeing you next weekend ok.kstdk wrote:Hello Kevin
Thats wonderful...have to go...cant wait !!!
Regrds
Kurt
kstdk.
Yes you must come over here Kurt, what you must remember all of these bunkers are just down one
stretch of road! & i have only covered about half of it more to come soon
Cheers Kevin