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The massive Friedrich August battery (Stutzpunkt 212 Kornweihe) was a German coastal battery at La Trésorerie (Pas-de-Calais), built during the Second World War by the Kriegsmarine. It consisted of three heavy Škoda 30.5 cm guns, transferred from Helgoland, and became operational on 15 August 1940. The guns could hit targets in southern England and in the English Channel, with a maximum range of over 51 km. Initially deployed in open-air emplacements, they were later enclosed in enormous concrete bunkers on Hitler’s orders. On 17 September 1944 , the battery was captured by Canadian troops during Operation Wellhit. Shortly afterward, British engineers demolished the installations. Today, only Tower II remains, although its gun room was destroyed. The site is not freely accessible.
The massive Friedrich August battery (Stutzpunkt 212 Kornweihe) was a German coastal battery at La Trésorerie (Pas-de-Calais), built during the Second World War by the Kriegsmarine. It consisted of three heavy Škoda 30.5 cm guns, transferred from Helgoland, and became operational on 15 August 1940. The guns could hit targets in southern England and in the English Channel, with a maximum range of over 51 km. Initially deployed in open-air emplacements, they were later enclosed in enormous concrete bunkers on Hitler’s orders. On 17 September 1944 , the battery was captured by Canadian troops during Operation Wellhit. Shortly afterward, British engineers demolished the installations. Today, only Tower II remains, although its gun room was destroyed. The site is not freely accessible.
