Festung Saint-Malo
Archives Photos and infos about Atlantic wall and bunkers from this area. |
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21 photographics topics about bunkers and defences from the most complete Festung ( fortress ) built by Organisation Todt for German Occupation forces during World War II. Over 500 bunkers, shelters, gunbunkers, tobruks built from march 1942 to august 1944. |
Propaganda - Island - FT17 tubruk Observation post - Road - Control Fire control bunker M272 - Anti-aircraft bunker - Access Chateaubriand's grave - Trench 20 m/m gun Flak bunker - Trench French Vauban fort shelter Observation post - Trenches Ammunition shelter & bunker Gunbunker M272 in 1947 and now Personnel bunker R621 - Trench Trench - Observation posts M272 gunbunker emplacement Toilet & shelter - Observation post Trenches - Carved elephant |
- Grand Bé Island [ 2002 - 2007 ] [ 1947 ] |
An old french Vauban fort has let place for a Navy long-range battery with four 105 m/m gun, built on this island in 1942 and occupied by the Marine Artillerie Abteilung 608. It is also the grave of the famous XIXth century french romantic poet, François-René de Chateaubriand. | |
50 m/m KwK gun platform Loophole - Crew shelter - Gun pivot Loopholes - Observation post Loopholes - Sea water tank |
- Duguesclin Island [ 2004 ] |
On this island, old french Vauban fort walls were drilled to built concrete loopholes and defence system. | |
Kriegsmarine map - Betontetraeders The beach 1944 - Betontetraeders 1944 Defences - Betontetraeders Betontetraeders |
Saint-Malo - Grand Plage du Sillon [ 2007 ] [ 1944 ] |
After a heavy storm, many Betontetraeders reappeared on the beach. Betontetraeder = german designation for the anti-landing obstacle shaped tetrahedron. |