Hi there,
It's with great delight I can say that I've just joined this forum.
I've always been very interested in D-Day, and in the last few years I've read everything I could get my hands on regarding Omaha Beach, in particular the infamous WN62 strongpoint, and I've eagerly followed debates about it on this forum and others, especially Seveloh's controversial account of the number of fatalities that occured in front of it.
And yes, I know this topic has been discussed a zillion times.
When you go to WN62 these days, it's very overgrown by vegetation. It's also easy to forget that it was far more than just the large Pak-75 bunker that many people who have been here remember about the place.
A thread on this forum has helped me immensely with a number of questions, but there's still some things I am dying to know.
I've got some questions on some specific locations of WN62, that I feel sure the erudite members of this forum could help me with.
Firstly, Franz Gockel's Bunker.
All accounts I've read say he was in a bunker. I've seen pics of him apparently standing near then location of it. What happened to it? Was it blown up?
Secondly, Hein Seveloh's MG position.
I've read conflicting stories of him being in a bunker, in a foxhole, or in a tobruk. I've seen some very helpful pics posted on his forum about his position.
- But what sort of position was it? A bunker? Sandbagged MG position?
- And what was at the concrete circle so often seen in the vicinity of Seveloh's apparent position?
Was it a bunker that was destroyed in the bombardment, or was it an AT position?
And Lastly, the flame-thrower position at WN62: Was it used at all?
I apologise if the answer to these questions are out there already and I haven't dug deep enough to find them.
I would really love to know the answer to these questions, and would really appreciate of anyone out there could tell help me.
Thanks very much.
It's with great delight I can say that I've just joined this forum.
I've always been very interested in D-Day, and in the last few years I've read everything I could get my hands on regarding Omaha Beach, in particular the infamous WN62 strongpoint, and I've eagerly followed debates about it on this forum and others, especially Seveloh's controversial account of the number of fatalities that occured in front of it.
And yes, I know this topic has been discussed a zillion times.
When you go to WN62 these days, it's very overgrown by vegetation. It's also easy to forget that it was far more than just the large Pak-75 bunker that many people who have been here remember about the place.
A thread on this forum has helped me immensely with a number of questions, but there's still some things I am dying to know.
I've got some questions on some specific locations of WN62, that I feel sure the erudite members of this forum could help me with.
Firstly, Franz Gockel's Bunker.
All accounts I've read say he was in a bunker. I've seen pics of him apparently standing near then location of it. What happened to it? Was it blown up?
Secondly, Hein Seveloh's MG position.
I've read conflicting stories of him being in a bunker, in a foxhole, or in a tobruk. I've seen some very helpful pics posted on his forum about his position.
- But what sort of position was it? A bunker? Sandbagged MG position?
- And what was at the concrete circle so often seen in the vicinity of Seveloh's apparent position?
Was it a bunker that was destroyed in the bombardment, or was it an AT position?
And Lastly, the flame-thrower position at WN62: Was it used at all?
I apologise if the answer to these questions are out there already and I haven't dug deep enough to find them.
I would really love to know the answer to these questions, and would really appreciate of anyone out there could tell help me.
Thanks very much.
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