Festung Saint-Malo Archives Photos and infos about Atlantic wall and bunkers from this area.

Saint-Malo is at the western Europe top, in Brittany.                    Click here if you do not see left frame.

Welcome here. You can find below differents photographics topics about bunkers from the most complete Festung ( fortress ) built by the german army during World War II.

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Curious beach bunkers R667 - R640 combination R667 - Codenumber Bw 440 R667 top - Trench - Toilet R667 triple cross Special MG bunker Cupola - 1995 photo - No bunker Saint-Lunaire - Longchamps & grande plage [2003]		Some bunkers were combined to make a triple cross fire system to protect a beach near Stronghold La Garde Guerin. A unusual MG bunker with a concrete cupola is also visible close to there.
A coastal defence camp Fence stakes - Gunbunker Gunbunker - Bunker R600 Gunbunker R612 - Bomb craters Gunbunker R612 and tobruk filled in Bunker R600 and tobruk filled in Casemate - Anti-landing obstacles Observation casemate R693b Shelter - Personnel bunker R501 Saint-Coulomb - Pointe du Meinga   [ 2003 ]		A camp on a pointe designed to protect beaches.
Stronghold La Varde Machinegun bunker with its cupola Three differents bunkers Observation cupola Two photos from 1984 1985 extra photos by Andy Saint-Malo east - Pointe de la Varde[ 1993 ]		Stronghold La Varde is still a good place to visit, except a few bunkers closed by bars.
Hospital bunkers Board - Hospital bunker R118 Red cross - First aid bunker R661 Saint-Servan - Hopital du Rosais        [ 2001]		Festung Saint-Malo main military hospital.
A small coastal stronghold Anti-tank gun bunker R504 Gunbunkers - MG bunker R105c Special gunbunker - R501 Saint-Briac - Golf                              [ 2001 ]		Located at left side of river Rance which splits Festung Saint-Malo in two. Bunkers there were coded Ra Bw  ( Rance Bauwerk = Construction area Rance ).
Investigation about a board HKP 528 Answer Paramé - Rochebonne                      [ 2001 ]		Looking for where this board was fixed on. Garage or bunker ?
Stronghold Cézembre island  History East Middle Command bunker M157 West Tunnels Ile de Cézembre           [ 1984 -1990 -1995 ]		This island is a well-preserved battlefield of World War II. Many damaged guns and bunkers are still there among bomb holes done by U.S. army attacks.
An artist has lived there Angel - Climber Fritz - Angler Spider - Mail - Kriegsmarine boat Not enough food Three nice ladies "Bunkerwaschfrau" - Brothel Gift - Pied-de-nez - Soldier Bedroom walls panoramic  > Needs QuickTime plug-in < Somewhere in Festung Saint-Malo   [ 2001 ]		In the bedroom of a flooded bunker, an unknow german artist shows in a cartoon what's in soldiers mind of the Atlantic wall.
Camouflage on a rare bunker Entrance Guns side Along river Frémur                             [ 2001]		The last bunker known with camouflage paint.This rare R642 model was designed for both machinegun and 47 m/m Skoda fortress gun.
Kreiskommandantur bunkers Large bunker Gunbunkers for 50 m/m FT 17 tank turet Saint-Servan - Arsenal           [ 2001 - 1986 ]		At mouth of river Rance, a small stronghold for Kreiskommandantur and Feldgendarmerie leaded by artillery capitain Engelhart.
Lost Flak battery Flooded L409 Searchlight L411 - Inside L410 20 m/m gun pivots Pleurtuit Airport                                 [ 1989 ]		Warning : Complete Flak battery was demolished a few years ago, because of airport enlargement.
Alet's citadel guns Guns look completes Wrecks Attack over citadel - 1944 UK news   > Needs RealAudio plug-in < Saint-Servan - Cité d'Alet                  [ 1984 ]		These sabotaged guns are inside Alet's citadel underground base. It was Festung Saint-Malo headquarter commanded by Colonel Von Aulock, a Stalingrad veteran.
Organisation Todt / Kriegsmarine bunker Anatomy of a bunker Have a look at its plan / history Saint-Malo port - Sillon seawall        [ 1988 ]		Demolition of this bunker Concrete carpet Extra photos by a neighbour [ 1994 ]
Flak bunkers in good condition Command bunker L404 Open emplacement for 88 m/m gun Front L401A Underground shelter Dinard - L'Orillois                              [ 1988 ]		This Flak battery was one of the best preserved, but a housing development is in progress now. It will never look like this anymore...
A special officers bunker Front and inside Door and close combat defence Telephonic insulators - Back Saint-Servan - La Briantais               [ 2001 ]		La Briantais castle and its park around were occupied by german troops all war long. This bunker was specially made for officers.
Frémur anti-tank line Wides views over valley Concrete dams Festung Saint-Malo West - Pleurtuit  [ 1989 ]		River Frémur was used as an anti-tank natural obstacle. Five concrete dams were built to keep the water.