Azeville village.
Built by the German Todt Organisation between 1941 and 1944 and manned by a garrison of 170 men, the battery was an important element of the Atlantic Wall. At…
Underground hallway connecting the various rooms of the battery.
German soldiers built a small theater to escape monotony.
German soldiers parading and playing music in the streets of Azeville. Top right: the theater.
Location of the theater.
Soldiers lived in the nearby village and were hosted by the locals, who were paid for the (non-voluntary) service.
Communication room. The battery is several km off the coast and received its firing orders from another German battery with a direct view on the shore: Crisbecq…
Shelter.
Telephone exchange point.
Water was supplied by several wells and cisterns. A pool was even installed for the soldiers.
The buried structures can hardly be seen from above.
Buried structures and village.
Four pillboxes were built above the ground to house the guns. They were painted to avoid detection from ennemy aircrafts. It took 1080 m3 of concrete and 64…
