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    Coastal Artillery KIA Wehrpass

    I bought this Wehrpass on E-stand and have been researching it. He was kiiled just after D-Day on the Somme River. During the D-Day Landings he was with 4/H.K.A.A 1255 which were 4 big Gun Emplacements that were totally destroyed by the Allies. (1/H.K.A.A to 4/H.K.K.A etc)

    I have managed to locate a picture of his Gun Emplacement.

    The back up area of the battery between the rivers of Seine and Dives was under the command of the Heeres-Küsten-Abteilung 1255 which had installed four other batteries there: on the left side there was a battery (1./HKAA 1255) with six 15,5-cm guns in the area of Criquebeuf-Villerville, on the right side there were four 10,5-cm guns (4./HKAA 1255). The third battery (2./HKAA 1255) was installed on the top of the Mont Canisy above the spa of Deauville. The fourth battery (3./HKAA 1255) protected the village of Houlgate.

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    very nice wp and great info!i had a coastal artillery wp to a man in norway that i was able to do similar research on,its nice being able to see modern pics of a gun position when you have items to a person that served there.do you know how they were killed (air attack,ground attack etc)

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      #3
      From the research it seems that the four emplacements were heavily hit and effectively destroyed the unit. My guy got killed on the retreat near the Somme river. The nice thing is that being near Le-Havre it is a short ferry ride across and it would be nice to visit . It makes it all that more real if you know what I mean.

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        #4
        Nice piece ! Not so far from me because I live in Rouen, between Le Havre and Paris, on the Seine river.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Luft 76 View Post
          Nice piece ! Not so far from me because I live in Rouen, between Le Havre and Paris, on the Seine river.
          Hi

          If you are ever in the area it may be nice to have some pictures

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            #6
            What place do you want to photography, exactly ?

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              #7
              Originally posted by Luft 76 View Post
              What place do you want to photography, exactly ?
              Hi

              This is the area

              The back up area of the battery between the rivers of Seine and Dives was under the command of the Heeres-Küsten-Abteilung 1255 which had installed four other batteries there: on the left side there was a battery (1./HKAA 1255) with six 15,5-cm guns in the area of Criquebeuf-Villerville, on the right side there were four 10,5-cm guns (4./HKAA 1255). The third battery (2./HKAA 1255) was installed on the top of the Mont Canisy above the spa of Deauville. The fourth battery (3./HKAA 1255) protected the village of Houlgate.

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