The WW II German Defences Structures around Ploumoguer (Finistère-FR)

Abstract

Although the information about the German military presence in the sector of Ploumoguer (Finistère-FR) during the German Occupation of France (June 1940 -November 1944 is rather fragmentary, it resulted sufficient for identifying the most important military structures still present. They included the Stp (Stutzpunkt-Support Point) Re 80 at La Villeneuve-Suernevez, the Stp Re 311-FuMB 445 at Kervélédan, the Stp Re 77 at Kérigoarn-Kerizauen and the Stp Re 79 at Kergounan. The visits on the sites permitted to ascertain the preservations state of their Regelbauten (rule-built constructions) and verstärkten feldmäßigen Bauwerke (strengthened field constructions) (Vf). The role of the witnesses, already highlighted in previous publications, aided a lot also in this case for identifying and exploring components of said structures and so to complete the frame of the WWII German defence structures around Ploumoguer.

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

“…The personnel labyrinth entrance, near the mounting open-ing, preserved the original walls white painting faded by the time, two rectangular niches and the embrasure of the close combat room, and led to a closed metallic door. A piece of mobile cable was found near the V 256, in all similar to that discovered near the V 256 bunker at Stp Re 311-FuMB 445 Donau (Tomezzoli, 2018). An unburied concrete bunker or hold (34) (48˚21'7.01"N; 4˚46'39.15"W, h 29.04 m) disappeared.…”

“…The mobile cable discovered near the V 256 was in all similar to that found at Stp Re 311-FuMB 445 Donau (Tomezzoli, 2018). In both sites, because no searchlight G 200 K was present, the two V 256, through said cables, powered the respective Stps radars.…”

“…to that discovered at Stp Re 311-FuMB 445 Donau (Tomezzoli, 2018). It had the coverage and the façade partially covered by vegetation.…”

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.…”