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Map
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Location |
First drive to the town centre of Inglevert, which is a
roundabout. Then take the northeasterly road out of town and then the
second road to the left, which leads you to the current airfield and
hangars. Well before you reach these, you will see the bunkers alongside
the road to your left. |
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Tactical function |
The function of the (Heeresküsten)batterie located here
was to deny access to the beaches in the Bay of Wissant as well as 360°
defensive fire. |
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Unit(s) and troops |
On 25 March 1943
the strongpoint was still an
airfield and
the following troops were based here:
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26 soldiers of an unknown
Luftwaffe unit
(possibly ground crew)
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36 soldiers of the Luftwaffe
Landesschützenzug 296/VI
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36 soldiers of the Luftwaffe
Landesschützenzug 167/VI
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5 soldiers of a Luftwaffe
Wetterhilfsnebenstelle (this unit was located outside
the airfield boundaries)
So, 103 Luftwaffe soldiers were based at the strongpoint, one
of them the commander Stabsfeldwebel
Mötting.
Nearby, other German troops were based as this point in time. In the
centre of St Inglevert two dozen or so soldiers were located in
Stp
169 (later 199) Braunschweig in order to defend the
important crossroads. Finally, more Luftwaffe troops were based
in Stp 181 (later 141)
Magdeburg, commanded by
Feldwebel Heinig.
In April 1943
the strongpoint became an artillery position,
initially occupied by the 1 Batterie/451 Artillerieabteilung of
the 156 Reservedivision. From the winter
of 1943 onwards, the unit present is the 4 Batterie/
Heeresküstenartillerieabteilung 1143.
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Weapons
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25 March 1943:
unknown Luftwaffe
unit: 1x lMG (f), 1x Leuchtpistole, 1x Pistole
08, 27x Gewehre
Luftwaffe Landesschützenzug 296/VI:
1x MG 38 M 38 (t) 1.5 cm, 3x lMG (f), 6x MP 40, 4x Pistole 08, 32x
Gewehre
Luftwaffe
Landesschützenzug 167/VI: 3x MG 07/24, 4x Pistole 08, 6x MP 38/40,
1x Leuchtpistole, 34x Gewehre
Luftwaffe
Wetterhilfsnebenstelle: 1x MG (f), 2x Pistole 08, 5x Gewehre
April 1943:
4x 15cm sFH 18
1944:
4x 10,5cm lFH 324 (f)
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Bunkers
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4x R669, 2x Vf bunker |
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Remaining bunkers |
4x R669, 2x Vf bunker |
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Radar |
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Comments |
In 1943 the guns stood in open emplacements. Judged too
vulnerable, 4 R669 bunkers were constructed in the spring of 1944.
Interestingly, extra ammunition niches were built against the rear of
the bunkers. Besides the bunkers the site still has some remains of open
emplacements and ammunition niches. |
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