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The two Würzburg and two Freya radar units at Fort George, Guernsey, [4]: 63 were repeatedly attacked from the end of May 1944 on. [11]: 58 Renault Char B1. Anti-tank artillery was in short supply. Guernsey received a few tracked anti-tank guns, but relied more on guns such as the 3.7 cm Pak 35/36, fifteen 5 cm Pak 38, and eight 7.5 cm Pak 40.
The German Festung Guernsey book recorded 616,000m³ of concrete used in Guernsey, [35] almost 10% of the concrete used in the Atlantic Wall. Of the eleven artillery batteries on Guernsey, the largest was located in Batterie Mirus, comprising four 30.5 cm guns which had a range of 51 kilometres (32 mi). [36]
Folk & Costume Museum Guernsey: St Martin's: Folk & Costume: website, operated by the National Trust of Guernsey: Fort Grey: St Peter: Castle: Fort Hommet: St Peter Port: Military: German occupation Museum: Les Houards Forest: History: website: The Maritime Museum: St Peter Port's: Maritime: website Closed for roof renovation in 2019 Royal ...
Fort Hommet (or Fort Houmet) is a fortification on Vazon Bay headland (or houmet in Guernésiais) in Castel, Guernsey.It is built on the site of fortifications that date back to 1680 and consists of a Martello tower from 1804, later additions during the Victorian Era, and bunkers and casemates that the Germans constructed during World War II.
The revelation came following a visit to the German Naval Signals HQ Museum in Guernsey: "I found out Guernsey was in charge of all the Cherbourg area and the Channel Islands." Signal the attack
The Atlantic Wall (German: Atlantikwall) was an extensive system of coastal defences and fortifications built by Nazi Germany between 1942 and 1944 along the coast of continental Europe and Scandinavia as a defence against an anticipated Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe from the United Kingdom, during World War II.
Promotion in the Bailiwick of Guernsey being undertaken by La Société Guernesiaise, Guernsey Museums, the Alderney Society with World War II work also undertaken by Festung Guernsey. Archaeologists in each island give regular talks on their work and summer digs in the islands usually require helpers and volunteers.
Fort Grey; German fortification of Guernsey; H. Fort Hommet; Fort Hommet 10.5 cm coastal defence gun casemate bunker; L. Guernsey loophole towers; S. Fort Saumarez; V.