Stützpunkt Cesar - Florø, Norway
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member stureth
N 61° 35.450 E 005° 00.400
32V E 288134 N 6835097
A German Artillery Position.
Waymark Code: WMB154
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Date Posted: 03/22/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member RakeInTheCache
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Stützpunkt Cesar

Tyskerne kalte Havreneset for Stützpunkt Cesar. Området var avsperret fra trafikk og mange måtte flytte fra hus og gård når Wehrmacht i 1942 startet byggingen av et kystartilleri batteri; Heeres KustenBatterie Florø, forkortet HKB Florø. I dag er mye av batterietområdet nå boligområde, men to viktige områder vil heldigvis bli bevart som åpen plass, Flatneset og ved Auklandsveien. Det siste området holder krigshistorielaget på å oppgradere til et krigsminne rekreasjonsområde.




Stützpunkt Cesar

The Germans called Havreneset for Stützpunkt Cesar (support point cesar). The area was cordoned off from traffic and many had to move from house and farm when the Wehrmacht in 1942 began construction of a coastal artillery battery; Heeres KustenBatterie Florø, abbreviated HKB Florø. Today, much of the battery area is now residential, but two key areas will be fortunately preserved as open space; Flatneset and at Aukland Road. The latter area we held on to upgrade to a war memorial recreation area.

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