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France, Seine-Maritime, St. Quintin-la-Motte (2).

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5/2007

St Quintin-la-Motte Croix-au-Bailly
Stp. Gr. Le Treport Stp. Tre 011

In this village, West of le Treport lays a battery just outside the village on 'Rue du Stade'.

The battery consist of two 669 casemates and a nice Mg. post who is covering the back of the bunkers. The 669's are build with very bad concrete, there is no mixture with the gravel and the concrete, so the bunker is losing all its support. The battery is located 5km from Ault but the bunkers are aimed to defend the area around Le Treport.

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2x 669 casemate
1x Mg. post.

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5/2007

St Quintin-la-Motte Croix-au-Bailly
Stp. Gr. Le Treport Stp. Tre 012

This location is not located in St Quintin-la-Motte Croix-au-Bailly, but it is close to the village. Follow the D925 towards Le Treport, at the junction; right towards St Quintin-la-Motte Croix-au-Bailly and leftwards into a small street. Follow this road into the fields, after 800m lays a beautiful battery at the edge of the woods.

The battery, four times 669 casemate and lots of supporting bunkers in the forest, is very clean and beautiful integrated in the natural surrounding. There was a herd of cows that was following us trough our walk around the bunkers, they were not aggressive but very curious. The first line/level is the battery of four casemates, the second line/level are the ammunition bunkers and the third line/level is for the personnel bunkers. The ammunition bunkers, 5x, are build in Vf. strength and very cheap build. The personnel bunkers are beautiful integrated in the slope of the hill, with a huge covering wall from earth.
The four casemates are all open, not always in a good condition but most of them are relatively clean, notice the serial numbers in the pre-fabricated concrete parts above the entrances of the rooms.

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4x 669 casemate
5x Vf. ammunition bunker.
2x Vf. personnel bunker
1x Vf. personnel bunker with Mg. position.