WW2 German Bunkers

[Peter Gillson]

Jakko - interesting to have a tile floor, it can be surprising just how well some were fitted out, as were the crew quarter on this one.

This is the final instalment - were have worked our way up the tower and are on the open roof. not a lot to see, basically an open are which was an observation level and would have had a small AA gun mounted. in the photo is one of the chimneys, while in the wall itself you can see a number of storage units which would've had wooden doors fitted and used for anything needed on the roof.


Now we return to the ground level for a part which was built a little after the tower itself - the crew's quarters, rooms K&L in the diagram below:



These have been partially restored but are mainly fitted out as museums with various artefacts. The photos below are of the restored NCO room which is room L in the diagram.




the next photo is interesting - an example of the straw/cement mix which was made into sheets and used to insulate the rooms. The insulation being put behind the wooden palennling which covered the walls.




The next few photos are of the site around the tower:

side view towards the entrance:

[Peter Gillson]

Finally, a few photos from around the site:


Closer view of the entrance, which is on the left. in front is the entrance defence through which an MG would have been mounted, giving a clear field of firing across the entrance. to the right of you can just see part of the metal air vent. this would have been connected to the air filter inside.



3/4 front view:


front view



the other side:



and the rear. the flat concrete o the right is the roof of the crew's quarters, while the area outside the bottom of the picture is the door way.



Peter

[Peter Gillson]

Finally, a bit of an afterthought, but incase anybody is interested in how the local area was fortified during the war, a few maps.

The first is a repeat of one showing the Island, and this tower is at the bottom left (south-west)point, MP3:





this copy of a map from the German records shows the local area:



The area immediately around the tower was code named Westberg and had mine fields between it and the cliffs to the left as well as radar, flak emplacements and all surrounded by barbed wire.

As an aside - the generator bunker is now used by a local motorbike club as their clubhouse.

to the south was a four gun emplacement of 22cm guns, name Battery Dollman, named after the General of that name. it too is protected by minefield and various AA and At guns.

The battery Dollman was an army battery, the combat mission of which was: to engage the enemy forces attempting to land or already landed, especially in the south-west sector; to provide harassing fire onto Mould Huet bay; and to provide barrage onto Vazon bay. as an army unit, to was not directed by the troops in the MP tower.

Peter

[Mickc1440]

Fascinating Peter. Many thanks for sharing with us.