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six2
20-08-2009, 06:25 PM
this german battery, which gave the allied ships and gold beach a pounding on the morning of 6th june is the only battery that still has its guns, there are 4 gun batterys (1 destoryed) and a range finder bunker to the front of them.
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/si2020/DSC_1282.jpg
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a bit of art work in 1 of them, a dead soldier an a gun
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/si2020/DSC_1230.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/si2020/DSC_1231.jpg
the destoryed battery
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/si2020/DSC_1273.jpg
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a serial number on the destoryed gun, you can just see the german eagle on the end of it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/si2020/DSC_1272.jpg

the range finder bunker next
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/si2020/DSC_1246.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/si2020/DSC_1240.jpg
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gun hole in the range finder
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/si2020/DSC_1258.jpg
steps to the lower deck of the range finder
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/si2020/DSC_1259.jpg
view from the top deck
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/si2020/DSC_1241.jpg
view on to the mulberry harbour from the front of the range finder

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/si2020/DSC_1251.jpg
the 4 guns from the range finder
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/si2020/DSC_1268.jpg
guns 3 an 4 from the top of gun 2
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/si2020/DSC_1293.jpg

i could post more but i think there is enough for now , ADMIN if you feel this post is too big plz feel free to delete it

thanks for looking