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Batterie Gneisenau 14./HKAR. 1265
Batterie Gneisenau 14./HKAR. 1265
Army Batterie Gneisenau is a 15cm Batterie located near St. Mathews Church, along La Percee road. The fortifications here are in surprisingly good condition, the majority being on private land unfortunately. The majority of fortifications at Gneisenau are built to RFO Standards, sometimes called Semi-Permanent bunkers. Each emplacement consists of the substantial 15cm Gun Pits, Two ammunition stores, and personnel bunkers. The site also features Tobruks and barracks. All of the emplacements can be seen from roadside, one has a house constructed on it. All bunkers fall on private land. Entering without permission is tresspassing.
The Batterie was constructed early in the occupation, likely early 1941. In 1944 the 15cm Geschutz barrels were removed and transfered to Jersey during 1944, in Jersey they were used as field mounted emplacments until the end of the war. There are no visible traces. The Batteries remains on Guernsey remained dissused until the German surrender and subsiquent liberation.
Features on Site
Features on Site
4x 15cm K18 RFO Emplacements
13x Ammunition Store RFO
2x RFO Observation Tower
Cookhouse
RFO Command Post
3x Personnel Shelter
2x 2cm Flak Vierling
3x RFO Shelter
Potential Barracks (Not Confirmed)
Specifics
Specifics
Range: 24.8km
Regiment: 14/HKAR 1265
Gun Type: 15cm K18
The substantial emplacements are clearly visible, their guns absent. 1945.
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One of the Gun Emplacments, Colorized.
John Goodwin Collection
The unusual Observation Tower. Now used to mount telephone equipment.
A nearby shelter.
Rooms once used for storage.
Hidden in a deep layer of undergrowth.
Under this water tank sits the remains of a Flak Emplacment.
Incredible Murals.
The L means that the bunker is not gas proof.
This RFO Personnel Shelter falls on private land.
Dark tunnels lead around one of the emplacments.
There are many small shelters like this.
Remains of one of the 4 Gun Emplacments.
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