The German Radar Surveillance around the Aber Wrach during the WW II

Abstract

In a previous article (Tomezzoli, 2016), the issue of the German radar surveillance around the Aber Wrach in Brittany has been identified. Purpose of this article is to provide replies to said issue presenting the radar bases of Keringar Vihan, Kervingam-Kerdené and Vougo-Kerizoc. If the visits on the sites permitted to determine precisely the actual preservation state of these radar bases, the memories of the witnesses have enriched this information by identifying non-evident or completely disappeared structures, adding anecdotal and historical information and confirming the recites of archival documents. It is therefore evident that this successful dual procedure should be intensified and extended to all the future studies concerning the Atlantic Wall and, in general, to all the contemporary military structures, as long as surviving primary witnesses will be available. A megalithic stone circle discovered on the site of the radar base of Kervingam-Kerdené is presented.

The German <i>Stutzpunkt</i> Kerloich (Le Conquet-FR)

“…In both these last two cases, the indications of Keronvel and Re 503 would correspond to the German radar base Re 503 at the locality Keringar Vihan (Groaz-Ar-Veiller), 500 m east from Keronvel, visited on 12 th September 2009 (Tomezzoli, 2017b). However, said visit revealed a first concrete bunker for radar Freya, without basement and rails for a Mammut Gustav radar and a second brick bunker invaded by the vegetation and inaccessible.…”

The WW II Saint-Pabu German Radar Camp-2

“…For their The organization of the activities performed at the L 479 in connection with those of the radar stations at KeringarVihan, Kervingam-Kerdené, Vougo-Kerizoc (Tomezzoli, 2017a), at the coastal artillery battery HKB 1274-C 342 at Camaret-sur-Mer (Tomezzoli, 2017b), FuMB 686 Wolga (Tomezzoli, 2017c), Re 311-FuMB 445 Donau (Tomezzoli, 2017d) and Rennes, St-Jacques-de-la-Landes (Ille-et-Vilaine) (Dupont et al, 2007) need further investigations.…”

The <i>Stp</i> Kermorvan (Le Conquet—FR)

“…In past publications, Atlantic Wall segments, at seventy years from the WWII end, in the Finistère at the Keremma dunes (Tomezzoli, 2006), Audierne Bay (Tomezzoli & Marzin, 2015), Goulven Bay (Tomezzoli, 2016), Aber Wrach (Tomezzoli, 2017a), Camaret sur Mer (Tomezzoli, 2017b), Cleus Foz (Tomezzoli, 2017c), Saint-Pabu (Tomezzoli & Colliou, 2017) and other places have been analysed in details. The Stp Kermorvan represents a further interesting example of them.…”