Justøya coastal artillery battery (Heeresküstenbatterie 31/979) on the island of Justøya outside Lillesand in Southern Norway, was a German army coastal battery, built between 1941 and 1945. It defended German shipping lanes and the coastline against an allied attack or invasion. The main weapons at the fort were four French 10,5 cm K332 guns with a range of 15,400 meters. The Justøya battery possesses a Regelbau 636 fire command bunker, several gun positions, for 10,5 cm guns, anti-tank guns and anti-aircraft guns as well as underground shelters and infantry defences. The fort was built by German troops, Norwegian workers and Soviet POWs.
Thanks to Endre Wraanes for information about the coastal fort.
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Justøya coastal artillery battery (Heeresküstenbatterie 31/979) on the island of Justøya outside Lillesand in Southern Norway, was a German army coastal battery, built between 1941 and 1945. It defended German shipping lanes and the coastline against an allied attack or invasion. The main weapons at the fort were four French 10,5 cm K332 guns with a range of 15,400 meters. The Justøya battery possesses a Regelbau 636 fire command bunker, several gun positions, for 10,5 cm guns, anti-tank guns and anti-aircraft guns as well as underground shelters and infantry defences. The fort was built by German troops, Norwegian workers and Soviet POWs.
Thanks to Endre Wraanes for information about the coastal fort.
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Justøya coastal artillery battery (Heeresküstenbatterie 31/979) on the island of Justøya outside Lillesand in Southern Norway, was a German army coastal battery, built between 1941 and 1945. It defended German shipping lanes and the coastline against an allied attack or invasion. The main weapons at the fort were four French 10,5 cm K332 guns with a range of 15,400 meters. The Justøya battery possesses a Regelbau 636 fire command bunker, several gun positions, for 10,5 cm guns, anti-tank guns and anti-aircraft guns as well as underground shelters and infantry defences. The fort was built by German troops, Norwegian workers and Soviet POWs.
Thanks to Endre Wraanes for information about the coastal fort.
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Justøya coastal artillery battery (Heeresküstenbatterie 31/979) on the island of Justøya outside Lillesand in Southern Norway, was a German army coastal battery, built between 1941 and 1945. It defended German shipping lanes and the coastline against an allied attack or invasion. The main weapons at the fort were four French 10,5 cm K332 guns with a range of 15,400 meters. The Justøya battery possesses a Regelbau 636 fire command bunker, several gun positions, for 10,5 cm guns, anti-tank guns and anti-aircraft guns as well as underground shelters and infantry defences. The fort was built by German troops, Norwegian workers and Soviet POWs.
Thanks to Endre Wraanes for information about the coastal fort.
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Justøya coastal artillery battery (Heeresküstenbatterie 31/979) on the island of Justøya outside Lillesand in Southern Norway, was a German army coastal battery, built between 1941 and 1945. It defended German shipping lanes and the coastline against an allied attack or invasion. The main weapons at the fort were four French 10,5 cm K332 guns with a range of 15,400 meters. The Justøya battery possesses a Regelbau 636 fire command bunker, several gun positions, for 10,5 cm guns, anti-tank guns and anti-aircraft guns as well as underground shelters and infantry defences. The fort was built by German troops, Norwegian workers and Soviet POWs.
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