Widerstandsnest Victoria – Stützpunkt Helier Hafen – St. Helier – Jersey, United Kingdom



Widerstandnest Victoria – St. Helier Harbor – Jersey UK

Opposite of the small waterway from Widerstandsnest Albert Pier is Widerstandnest Victoria Pier. It has a unique bunker, a Regelbau 631. One 4,7 cm PaK K36 (t) was positioned in this R 631 together with a machinegun.

This bunker was unique for it was combined with a Luftwaffe bunker type L401. The L401 was a bunker developed for a 8.8 Flak gun or a 10,5 cm flak gun but on the Victoria Pier is was used for a 2 cm Flakvierling gun, a quadruple barreled anti-aircraft gun.

Widerstandnest Victoria – St. Helier Harbor – Jersey UK
Widerstandnest Victoria – St. Helier Harbor – Jersey UK

After the war a harbor control tower was built on top.

Widerstandsnest Victoria is part of Stützpunkt Helier Hafen, together with Widerstandsnest Albert Pier.

Visit

Open all day, park the car and enjoy the walk.


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