Cupola 24P8 restored and on display
In June we posted about two ‘Kleinstglocken’ 24P8 found in the south of France. One of them was obtained by the Association de Sauvegarde du Patrimoine Historique Militaire in Le Wantzenau, near Strasbourg. And what they did was fantastic. They’ve meticulously renovated this turret to a mint condition and put it on display outside their museum, on […]
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Goldmine in France
Again a unique find in France. Last week we wrote about the four M19 cupolas found on Cazaux military airport. Now we can add two more ones to the list. But this time the turrets are of a type that I thought didn’t exist anymore: the Kleinstglocke 24P8, an early design 250mm thick observation turret. […]
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Another take away piece
A loose embrasure for a 4.7cm Festungspak is ready to be picked up on Jersey. You only have to get it down first. Maybe it’s something for the guys up Le Portel near Boulogne-sur-Mer who demolished a 631 to get the whole gun out. Or should it go back to the original owners, the Czech. […]
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It’s raining.. cupolas
Yesterday was a good day for Panzerteil enthusiastics. First there was the news about the dug up 90P9. But the major news were the three M19 turrets and one turret for a howitzer found on Cazaux military airbase in southwest France! Yes I said four. One turret is a very rare 73P9 ‘für leichte Haubitze […]
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Very rare armoured part ‘found’
Seen on Atlantikwall Superforum today. Le Duke visited the roof of the Keroman III U-Boot bunker in Lorient and photographed a 1P7 Eingangsüberdeckung. This very rare armoured part was thought be built only in a Regelbau 514 in Turosl in Poland. The 20cm thick ceiling of the cover was as protective as 2m of concrete […]