TITLE:
The WW II German Defences Structures around Ploumoguer (Finistère-FR)
AUTHORS:
Giancarlo T. Tomezzoli
KEYWORDS:
WW II, Third Reich, Atlantic Wall, Ploumoguer, Stp Re 80, La Villeneuve, Stp Re 311, FuMB 445, Kervélédan, Stp Re 77, Kérigoarn, Stp Re 79, Kergounan, Finistère, France
JOURNAL NAME:
Archaeological Discovery,
Vol.6 No.2,
April
9,
2018
ABSTRACT: Although the information about the German military presence in the sector of Ploumoguer (Finistère-FR) during the German Occupation of France (June 1940 - November 1944) is rather fragmentary, it resulted sufficient for identifying the most important military structures still present. They included the Stp (Stutzpunkt-Support Point) Re 80 at La Villeneuve-Suernevez, the Stp Re 311-FuMB 445 at Kervélédan, the Stp Re 77 at Kérigoarn-Kerizauen and the Stp Re 79 at Kergounan. The visits on the sites permitted to ascertain the preservations state of their Regelbauten (rule-built constructions) and verstärkten feldmäβigen Bauwerke (strengthened field constructions) (Vf). The role of the witnesses, already highlighted in previous publications, aided a lot also in this case for identifying and exploring components of said structures and so to complete the frame of the WWII German defence structures around Ploumoguer.