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German Gun Emplacements In Basse Normandy Name of the Battery Guns Type Year Range Emplacement Unit Haut Fourneau (Granville) 4 x 105mm Schnieder K331 1913 13kms Open 2/MAA 608 Pointe du Roc (Granville) 3 x 120mm Cannon Belge Mle K370B 1931 H671 M62A 158 3/MAA 608 Carteret 4 x 122mm Russian 390/2 Pushka obr. 1931 20kms (R669) 5/HKAR 1262 Baubigny (Siouville) 4 x 105mm Schnieder K331 1917 13kms Open 6/HKAR 1262 Pointe de Rozel 4 x 105mm Schnieder K331 8/HKAR 1262 Houel 4 x 105mm Schnieder K331 7/HKAR 1262 Fermanville 3 x 170mm German 27kms (R688) 4/HKAR 1262 Bilville (Petit Thot) 4 x 105mm Schnieder K331 1917 13kms H671 2/HKAR 1262 St Croix le Delles (Westmark) 4 x 105mm Canon de Courtmle FR325 1935 H669 8/HKAR 1262 Auderville (Laye) Railway Guns 2 x 203mm Kanone C/34 35kms Open Turntable 3/HKAR 1262 Auderville (La Roche) Stahl 6 x 155mm St Chamond Mle K420 1917 17kms R679 H636 1/HKAR 1262 Castle Vendon (Landemer) 4 x 150mm Skoda C/28 23kms M272 M162A 6/MAA 260 La Rue d’Ozouville 4 x 100mm Skoda FH 14/19 1916 10kms H669 2/AR 1709 Amfreville (York) 4 x 170mm Schiffs Kanone SKL40 German 27kms M271 8/MAA 260 Les Couplets 8 x 155mm St Chamond Mle K420 1916 21kms H679 8/HKAR 1261 Railway Guns 4 x 240mm St Chamond K558 35kms Open Turntable Bastion 2 (Port) 4 x 105mm UToT L/45 17kms H671 M176 M162A 4/MAA 260 Fort des Forches 4 x 170mm German Krupp K18 Open ?/AR 1709 Fort Central (Outer Harbour) 4 x 94mm British Vickers M39 10kms 1/MAA 260 Harbour Station (Cherbourg) 2 x 105mm French SKC/32 11kms H671 3/MAA 260 Fort du Roule 4 x 105mm UToT L/45 17kms 671 607 622 501 608 5/MAA 260 Les Mesnil Val 4 x 155mm FH414 H669 ? 7/AR 1709 Les Caplains (Brommy West) 4 x 150mm Rheinmetal SKC/28 22kms 1x272 2x176 1x195 7/MAA 260 Fermanville (Sea Eagle) 4 x 94mm French 11kms open emplacement Fermanville (Hamburg) 4 x 240mm SKL40 27kms Not Completed SK 9/MAA 260 Fermanville (Judee) 4 x 105mm Canon de Courtmle FR325 1935 20kms H669 5/AR 1709 Cosqueville 4 x 76.2mm FK295 Open Emplacement 11/AR 1709 Val Bourgin (Maupertus) 4 x 76.2mm FK295 Open Emplacement 10/AR 1709 Varouville 4 x 76.2mm FK295 Open Emplacement 9/AR 1709 Neville Blankensee 4 x 94mm British Vickers M39 10kms 1xM271 2xM158 1xSK 2/MAA 260 4 x 155mm French K420 20kms Open Digosville 4 x 155mm French (St Chamond) FH414 20kms H669 6/AR 1709 Gatteville 4 x 155mm French K420 20kms H679 H502 7/HKAR 1261 La Pernelle 1 6 x 105mm Schnieder K331 1914 18kms H671 H608 9/HKAR 1261 La Pernell II (Essen) 3 x 170mm German K18 30kms (H688) R637 10/HKAR 1261 Morsalines 6 x 155mm French K416 20kms (H679) 6/HKAR 1261 Crasville 4 x 105mm Schnieder K331 1914 18kms H671 & H650 5/HKAR 1261 Mont Coquerel (Quineville) 4 x 105mm Schnieder K331 1914 18kms H671 4/HKAR 1261 St Marcouf - Crisbecq 3 x 210mm Skoda K39/K41 33kms H683 & M272 3/HKAR 1261 1 x 150mm French Open 3/HKAR 1261 Azeville 4 x 105mm Schnieder K331 1913 11kms H650 2/HKAR 1261 St Martin de Varreville 4 x 122mm Russian K390/2 1931 20kms Open (H669) 1/HKAR 1261 |
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