Abstract
In order to prevent a possible allied landing on the Grève de Goulven, the Organization Todt prepared for the Wehrmacht (German Army), in the frame of the Atlantikwall, many military structures crewed in a close defence line formed by Wn,s. close around the Grève and in a far defence line formed by St.P.s for directing and supporting the fire of the Wn.s. Purpose of this article is to identify said military structures and investigate their preservation state. The lack of an allied landing in the Grève and the prompt retreat, on 6-8 August 1944, of the German troops inside the Festung Brest, upon the arrival of the US Army, provided a unique occasion to visit German military structure practically intact, and had a unique occasion for investigating these structures, their preservation state and the interaction of the today’s population with them.
Highlights
Near at the end of the year 1941 a Schutzstaffel of a WehrgeologenKompanie initiated studies for possible military implantations along the Brittany coasts
In order to prevent a possible allied landing on the Grève de Goulven, the Organization Todt prepared for the Wehrmacht (German Army), in the frame of the Atlantikwall, many military structures crewed in a close defence line formed by Wn,s. close around the Grève and in a far defence line formed by St.P.s for directing and supporting the fire of the Wn.s
To prevent a possible allied landing on the Grève de Goulven, the Organization Todt prepared for the Wehrmacht (German Army), in the frame of the Atlantikwall, many military structures grouped in a close defence line formed by Wn.s, close the Grève, and a far defence line around the Grève formed by St.P.s for directing and supporting the fire of said Wn.s (Patrimoine Région Bretagne, 2002a) (Figure 1)
Summary
Near at the end of the year 1941 a Schutzstaffel (defence section) of a WehrgeologenKompanie (military geological company) initiated studies for possible military implantations (road, bridges, ports and fortified structures) along the Brittany coasts. It was the entry into the war of the United States on 14 December 1941 that made evident the necessity of a Neue Westwall (new West Wall). To prevent a possible allied landing on the Grève de Goulven, the Organization Todt prepared for the Wehrmacht (German Army), in the frame of the Atlantikwall, many military structures grouped in a close defence line formed by Wn.s, close the Grève, and a far defence line around the Grève formed by St.P.s for directing and supporting the fire of said Wn.s (Patrimoine Région Bretagne, 2002a) (Figure 1). The lack of an allied landing in the Grève and the prompt retreat, on 6-8 August 1944, of the German troop inside the Festung Brest, upon the arrival of the US Army, provided a unique occasion to visit German military structures practically intact
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