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Batterie Dietl

11/18/2013

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One of the most spectacular coastal fortresses we have in Norway is located on Engelöya in Steigen,just south of  Lofoten and the Vestfjorden. MKB 4/515 (MarineKüstenBatterie) was operative in 1943,ready to protect the coast,and the Vestfjord which is an inlet to Narvik. The batterie consisted of 3 massive 406 mm guns,originally intended for H-class battleships. These had a range up to 56000 meter! The casemates was of the S-384 type connected to the rest of the complex with tunnels and trenches. Other types of bunkers include a Regelbau 608, S-100 KommandoBunker,FuMo-214 radar facility and a range of other smaller bunkers for close defence,FlaK,shelter,ammo and living quarters. In connection to Dietl was POW camps with aprx. 2000 Soviet prisoners,or slaves will be the more fitting term I think. 
 The batterie never saw combat,but it is told that under test-firing all windows in the area shattered. In 1956 the cannons was dismanteled and re-melted. Today it is a small museum in the complex,and the area is well worth a visit.
Here is photos from less than 1/3 of the fortress,you`ll need a whole day here:)
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Note the grooves in the concrete of the regelbau, when the concrete was still wet they put in rolled up newspapers which were removed after, this make a distruptive, shadowy camoflage which makes it harder to see and identify the bunker from a distance.
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Trenches and ditches in the area is full of old rust and barbed wire...
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Rests of wire camo nets..
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Close defence positions. If you keep an open eye wandering around here you might see still dug down stationary flame throwers used in the protection of the bunkers.
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Rusted wires from the cannons camo net..
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Some stunning views from the beautiful Engelöya.
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One of the entrances to the underground facilities,i.e ammo storages,living quarter,field hospital,connecting tunnels etc..
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