The Heer Küste Artillerie Abteilung 1161

Abstract

This article presents the history of the German H.K.A.A. (Heer Küste Artillerie Abteilung-Army Coastal Artillery Group) 1161 during the WWII in the Finistère (FR). The emplacements Stps Av 34 or Av 55, Av 64, Av 66a, Av 67 of its four companies 1./H.K.A.A. 1161, 2./H.K.A.A. 1161, 3./H.K.A.A. 1161 and 4./H.K.A.A. 1161 have been visited and the preservation state of the remaining components, at about 77 years from the end of the WWII, ascertained. The problem of inhomogeneities between the information from different historical sources has been addressed by not altering the information from a source also in case of partial agreement with information from other sources and to discuss the information from different sources in case of relevant discrepancies in order to obtain the correct information. The preservation of the emplacements in the future is not assured, in fact, no classification as monuments or architectural heritage is foreseen and they are menaced by the expansion of the urbanization of the nearby cities.

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

“…The ditch is not visible on post WWII French air reconnaissance images. Therefore, it is not possible to assume that it could have had the functions of either hosting and protecting one or more shacks for personnel lodgement as those at Cap Fréhel (Tomezzoli & Moser, 2021), Qu 500 and Qu 13 at the Pointe du Raz (Tomezzoli, 2021), on the Menez Hom (Tomezzoli, 2017a) and at Flescou (Tomezzoli, 2022) or be a pool as those at Murs Érigné (Tomezzoli, 2016) and at the Domaine de Pignerolle (Tomezzoli, 2019) for providing relax to the personnel in service and water in case of fire to the devices of the Stp. Mr Clochon is of the opinion that it was excavated after the WWII for providing water in case of fire at the buildings of the after WWII Radio Conquet components.…”

The German Radio Guidance Station <i>K11</i>, <i>Stp Mo 44c</i> at Saint-Fiacre (Lanmeur-FR)

“…The pit might have hosted and protected a shack for personnel lodgement as those at Cap Fréhel (Tomezzoli, 2021), Qu 500 and Qu 13 at the Pointe du Raz (Tomezzoli, 2021), on the Menez Hom (Tomezzoli, 2017) and at Flescou (Tomezzoli, 2022) or was a cistern/pool as those at Murs Érigné (Tomezzoli, 2016) and the Domaine de Pignerolle (Tomezzoli, 2019) for providing relax to the personnel in service and water in case of fire to the components on the site.…”