Atlantikwall - Batterie "Generaloberst Dollmann"

Battery "Generaloberst Dollmann" was a German coastal battery on the Channel Islands and was operational by December 1941. The armament contains four 22xm K532(f) guns which were manned by men of the 15th battery, IV Battalion of the 1265th Artillery Regiment. The guns had a range of 22 kilometers.

The battery today:
It is maintained by "Guernsey Armouries". Entrance is free.

The gun barrel is an original 220mm barrel that was recovered from the sea near Gun Battery Moltke on Jersey and is mounted on a reconstructed carriage using original drawings. The guns themselves were 1917 French manufactured guns captured at the fall of France. A refurbished FT-17 turret sits near the gun pit.

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Source

• Text: Kaj Metz
• Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward