Atlantic Wall: Widerstandsnest 27, Bunker with 50mm KWK gun – Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, France


View of the 5 cm KwK "Panzerabwehrkanone" protecting Juno Beach, Normandy. The muzzle has been put out of action - Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, France
View of the 5 cm KwK “Panzerabwehrkanone” protecting Juno Beach, Normandy. The muzzle has been put out of action – Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, France

This bunker was part of “Widerstandsnest 27” of the German Atlantic Wall and still houses a 5cm Kwk (Panzerabwehrkanone) like it had during the D-day landings on Juno Beach in 1944. The bunker is next to a memorial for the 48th Royal Marine Commando’s and the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division.
The bunker was almost impregnable from the beach and the boardwalk. During the landings on the 6th of June 1944, it had put the first Allied tanks out of action. It was only silenced after a heavy armored attack by three tanks. A large impact of a tank grenade can still be seen on the left flank of the bunker.

View of the bunker from the boardwalk - Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, Normandy, France
View of the bunker from the boardwalk – Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, Normandy, France
View on the left flank of the 5cm KwK gun - Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, Normandy, France
View on the left flank of the 5cm KwK gun – Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, Normandy, France
Memorial plaque describing the events on June 6th 1944 - Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, Normandy, France
Memorial plaque describing the events on June 6th 1944 – Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, Normandy, France
Visible damage of the tank grenade impact - Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, Normandy, France
Visible damage of the tank grenade impact – Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, Normandy, France

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