Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
German strongpoint Wolfsberg near Étaples is hidden behind thick vegetation. Four beautiful R688 bunkers of the 8th Battery were armed with 170 mm guns. The battery included an ammo bunker, which was eventually blown up. Wolfsberg was located on the northern side of the mouth of the Canche River at its entry into the English Channel. 8th Battery was part of the Army Coastal Artillery Regiment 1245.
The 17cm K18 gun was based on the 22cm carriage and it turned out to be a better gun with a long range and the ability to fire like a mortar, almost vertically. That is why this casemate was designed to allow the gun to fire 120deg. left to right and almost vertically. These modern guns were manufactured by Krupp and had a range of 29 km.
Music: Pixabay - Price of Freedom by Daddy_s_Music.
German strongpoint Wolfsberg near Étaples is hidden behind thick vegetation. Four beautiful R688 bunkers of the 8th Battery were armed with 170 mm guns. The battery included an ammo bunker, which was eventually blown up. Wolfsberg was located on the northern side of the mouth of the Canche River at its entry into the English Channel. 8th Battery was part of the Army Coastal Artillery Regiment 1245.
The 17cm K18 gun was based on the 22cm carriage and it turned out to be a better gun with a long range and the ability to fire like a mortar, almost vertically. That is why this casemate was designed to allow the gun to fire 120deg. left to right and almost vertically. These modern guns were manufactured by Krupp and had a range of 29 km.
Music: Pixabay - Price of Freedom by Daddy_s_Music.
