CIOS BUNKER OPEN THIS WEEKEND!
Come and see some of the best preserved German fortifications in Europe!
Sunday 28th July 2-5pm
BATTERIE MOLTKE – Les Landes Common, St. Ouen. Look for the sign as you head up L’Etacq hill.
***BONUS!***
A chance to checkout a German Kubelwagen and some ‘hands on’ equipment!
Originally intended as Kriegsmarine (Naval) ‘Marine Battery 1’ armed with 4 modern quick firing 15cm turreted guns which never arrived thanks to the Allied bombing raids in Europe, so the site was handed over to the Army Coastal Artillery, armed with 155mm field guns and named Batterie Moltke.
The CIOS maintain and restore the vast and impressive interconnected complex of Number 4 gun which consists of a personnel shelter, 2 ammunition bunkers, the underground gun emplacement intended for the quick firing 15cm turreted gun and a ‘temporary’ emplacement mounting a 15.5cm ex-French GPF field gun recovered from the base of nearby cliffs where it was dumped by the British Army in 1946!
There is also ample information on various aspects of the Occupation for the interested visitor and knowledgeable members on hand to help you with your visit. See if you can spot the hobnailed boot prints in the corridors!?
Admission £6 -accompanied under 16s and CIOS members free
Just turn up!
