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Battery Scharnhorst
Battery Scharnhorst
Located nearby to Battery Mirus, Scharnhorst comprised of 4x 15cm guns, identical to those of Battery Gneisenau. Following the war the site was buried and partially demolished when returned to agriculture. In 2009 Festung Guernsey cleared 2 gun emplacements and a selection of trenches and shelters. All four of Scharnhorst's guns survive. One has been recovered and is on display in the Occupation Museum, the others at the bottom of a cliff in Jersey.ย
The site was divided into two areas. Area 1 comprised of Command bunker (RFO) and surrounding defenses. It is significantly smaller than Area 2. Area 2 comprises of many personnel shelters and positions associated with the 15cm emplacements 'Westmark, Sudetenland, Brandenburg and Schwabenland'.
Features on Site
Features on Site
Area 1
6x RFO Personnel Shelterย
8x RFO Ammunition Shelter
4x K18 15cmย
2x 2cm Flak
Tobruk
Mess Building
Cookhouse
Small Shelter
Searchlight Emplacement
Road Diversion
Area 2
RFO Command Bunker
MG Post
Observation Post
Tobruk
Specifics
Specifics
Range: 24.8km
Regiment 13/HKAR 1265
Gun Type: 15cm K18
The intricate carvings above a small shelter at Schwabenland Emplacement.
One of the 4 enormous emplacements for the 15cm barrels. The specifications of this battery were identical to Gneisenau, featuring different constructions however. This is emplacement 'Schwabenland'
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