The Todt Battery, also known as Batterie Todt, was a battery of coastal artillery built by Nazi Germany during World War II, located in the hamlet of Haringzelles, Audinghen, near Cape Gris-Nez, Pas de Calais, France.
The battery consisted of four Krupp 380-millimetre (15 in) guns with a range up to 55.7 kilometres (34.6 mi),[1] capable of reaching the British coast, each protected by a bunker of reinforced concrete. Originally to be called Siegfried Battery, it was renamed in honor of the German engineer Fritz Todt, creator of the Todt Organisation. It was later integrated into the Atlantic Wall.
The 3rd Canadian Infantry Division attacked the Cape Gris-Nez batteries on 29 September 1944, and the positions were secured by the afternoon of the same day. The Todt battery fired for the last time on 29 September 1944 and was taken hours later by the North Nova Scotia Highlanders that landed in Normandy, as part of the 9th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, after an intense aerial bombardment, as part of Operation Undergo.
The TodtBattery, also known as Batterie Todt, was a battery of coastal artillery built by Nazi Germany during World War II, located in the hamlet of Haringzelles...
mainly due to their location. One of the best preserved parts is the TodtBattery. In 2011, renewed efforts to preserve the wall were spearheaded by organisations...
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(later increased to 4 and renamed TodtBattery), shortly followed by: Three 30.5 cm (12.0 in) guns at Friedrich August Battery, to the north of Boulogne-sur-Mer...
captured by the Allies. A second 283 mm Krupp K5 can be seen at the TodtBattery museum, near Audinghen in northern France. Soviet-era 305 mm MK-3-12...
used by Organisation Todt. The battery was under the command of the Kriegsmarine section 2./MAA 244 from 1941 onwards. Battery Oldenburg was part of...
The Crisbecq Battery (sometimes called Marcouf Battery) was a German World War II artillery battery constructed by the Todt Organization near the French...
armed forces concerned with operating anti-ship artillery or fixed gun batteries in coastal fortifications. From the Middle Ages until World War II, coastal...
TodtBattery History at the Kristiansand Cannon Museums Homepage The Atlantic Wall Linear Museum - 085_N 6_Marine Artillerie Abteilung 502 Battery Vara...
It was constructed by Organisation Todt for the Wehrmacht during the occupation of the Channel Islands. The battery structures include bunkers, gun emplacements...
the first were the Dover Strait guns begun in July 1940 and included TodtBattery. Building began in February 1941 on the Saint-Nazaire submarine base...
five batteries of cross-channel guns, Batterie Lindemann (four 406 mm guns at Sangatte), Batterie Wissant (150 mm guns near Wissant), Batterie Todt (four...
been turned into an orientation table. The battery is 8 km west of the Mont Canisy battery. The Organisation Todt constructed concrete pits to protect six...
village (then occupied by the German army) and a centre for Organisation Todt. The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twentieth century. The ruins of...
casualties. The Merville Battery is composed of four 6-foot-thick (1.8 m) steel-reinforced concrete gun casemates, built by the Todt Organisation. Each was...
The Maisy Battery is a group of World War II artillery batteries that was constructed in secret by the German Wehrmacht near the French village of Grandcamp-Maisy...
Jersey, named after the SMS Lothringen, and constructed by Organisation Todt for the Wehrmacht during the Occupation of the Channel Islands. The first...
The Battle of Merville Gun Battery was a series of British assaults beginning 6 June 1944, as part of Operation Tonga, part of the Normandy landings,...
systems. Agag supported Todt's proposal after the latter discussed the FIA opening up a tender to organise the series. Agag told Todt that he would take on...
shooting that injured only one student by shooting through the door. Anthony Todt, Todt Family Murders sentenced to life for the murders of his wife, three young...
The Azeville battery was a World War II German artillery battery constructed close to the French village of Azeville in the Manche department in the Normandy...
Organisation Todt - part 1. Military Intelligence Records Section, London Branch. May 1945. "The National Collection of Aerial Photography". "Mirus Battery Plotting...
and sailors, civilians, and Organisation Todt workers including the Minotaur carrying 468 Organisation Todt workers including women and children from...
Islands. The majority of the work was given to the Organisation Todt (OT) and Fritz Todt visited the Islands personally to inspect the plans for the proposed...
continue as planned, despite the death of Dr Todt in a plane crash in February 1942. Albert Speer replaced Todt. Fortress Engineer specialist sub-units such...
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