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Coastal batteries were fortified artillery positions situated along coastlines during World War II to defend against naval and amphibious assaults. Equipped with large-caliber guns, these batteries targeted enemy ships, submarines, and landing forces. Coastal defenses were critical for protecting strategic ports and preventing enemy control over vital sea routes.

Stützpunkt 164a Sicklingen, Marine Küstenbatterie Waringzelle – Audinghen, France

Stützpunkt 164a Sicklingen was armed with two 150mm SK L/45 guns and had a German "Mammut" radar for …

Posted July 12, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

Batterie Todt – Turm IV – Audinghen, Cap Gris Nez, France

Turm IV of Batterie Todt lies at the edge of the forest of Haringzelles overlooking the English Channel. …

Posted July 2, 2023 (updated May 30, 2026) by Pascal

Batterie Todt – Turm III – Audinghen, Cap Gris Nez, France

This German bunker Turm III is part of Batterie Todt in Audinghen, France. In August 1945 it was …

Posted July 2, 2023 (updated May 30, 2026) by Pascal

Batterie Todt – Turm II – Audinghen, Cap Gris Nez, France

This German bunker Turm II housed the Krupp 380mm (15 inch) SK C/34 naval gun protected by a …

Posted July 2, 2023 (updated May 30, 2026) by Pascal

Atlantic Wall – Coastal Battery Moltke – Jersey, United Kingdom

To defend the beaches on St Ouen's Bay and the waters on the west side of the isle …

Posted July 1, 2023 (updated January 14, 2026) by Patrick

Tirpitz Museum, Kriegsmarine Coastal Battery Vogelnest – Oksby, Blåvand Denmark

In the Blåvand area the German Kriegsmarine was building huge gun turret bunkers, construction of this coastal battery …

Posted March 25, 2023 (updated January 14, 2026) by Patrick

Fort Island IJmuiden – Guarding the water way to Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Fort at IJmuiden was built in the 19th century as part of 43 forts and batteries for the …

Posted December 27, 2022 (updated February 12, 2026) by Pascal

Kriegsmarine Gun Battery Schleswig Holstein – Hel, Poland

The German Navy strengthened the Peninsula of Hel, they added three huge gun emplacements and an observation tower. …

Posted January 4, 2021 (updated February 8, 2026) by Patrick

Fire control tower of the Heliodor Laskowski Artillery Battery No. 31 – Hel, Poland

The 31st Artillery Battery, Poland’s premier pre-war coastal battery with four 152 mm Bofors guns and supporting 75 …

Posted December 22, 2020 (updated February 9, 2026) by Patrick

Atlantic Wall – Seeziel Batterie Heerenduin W.N. 81 – IJmuiden, Netherlands

Battery Heerenduin is situated at the estuary of the North Sea Canal which runs towards the port of …

Posted March 31, 2017 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

Marine Küstenbatterie Longues-sur-Mer, Normandy France

Between Omaha beach and Gold beach lies Marine Küstenbatterie Longues-sur-Mer or M.K.B. Longues-sur-Mer. Construction started in September 1943 …

Posted October 22, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

Maisy Battery – Widerstandsnest 83, Grandcamp-Maisy – Normandy, France

Battery Maisy or Widerstandsnest 83 was a coastal fortification on the Atlantic Wall near the French town of …

Posted August 13, 2014 (updated January 16, 2026) by Patrick

Marine Küstenbatterie Tirpitz – Coastal Battery Tirpitz – Atlantikwall Raversyde Museum, Belgium

The Coastal Battery Tirpitz started out with the name MKB Saltwedel neu. It is an old naval battery …

Posted January 10, 2014 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick

Battery Waldam Drehturm and Fire Control

Coastal Battery Waldam, a unique defender on the Atlantic Wall – France

To the north of Battery Oldenburg lies Battery Waldam, named after the village Waldam nearby. Both coastal batteries …

Posted January 2, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick

Batterie Oldenburg: Heavy Defender on the Hellfire Corner – Calais, France

This battery was part of the defence of the Strait of Dover like Battery Todt, Battery Lindemann and …

Posted September 24, 2013 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick

Musée du Mur de l’Atlantique – Battery Todt, Turm I – Audinghen, Cap Gris Nez, France

Turm I of Batterie Todt is now a World War Two museum called Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique …

Posted February 29, 2012 (updated May 30, 2026) by Pascal