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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]
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.
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.
As part of Guernsey's fiftieth liberation celebrations, and part of the project Fortress Guernsey, the States of Guernsey had all the 10.5 cm casemates on the island surveyed with a view to restoring the best example. [7] This casemate was found to be dry and structurally sound although it was just a bare shell.
Barbara Quevâtre was 14 when she was evacuated from Guernsey ahead of its occupation by German forces. Keen to help out she joined the Women's Royal Naval Service in 1944 with the hope of ...
The Martello tower at Fort Saumerez, with German World War II Observation tower added. Fort Saumarez is a Martello tower in Saint Peter (Saint Pierre du Bois), Guernsey, on a headland that forms the northern tip of L'Erée and extends to the Lihou causeway. [1]
Destroyed 2 July 1905 for a tram shed and road widening. A German bunker now occupies the site. - Hougue à la Perre Tower (Belle Greve), Saint Sampson. Destroyed in 1958 for States flats. - Mont Crevelt Tower and battery, St Sampson. - By Fort Le Marchant, Vale. - L’Ancresse Bay, Nid de l'Herbe, Vale. - L’Ancresse Common, Vale.
Guernsey was very heavily fortified during World War II out of all proportion to the island's strategic value, for example four captured vintage Russian 305mm naval guns were installed at Batterie Mirus. [34] [35] German defences and alterations remain visible, including additions made to Castle Cornet and a windmill.