Gatteville battery – Stp 152
German batteries of the Atlantic Wall in Normandy
Unit: 7th Battalion of the 1261th Marine Artillery Regiment (7/HKAR1261)
Codename: Stp 152
Artillery guns: 4x 155 mm K420
Outcome:
The Gatteville battery, coded « Stp 152 » by the Germans, belongs to the eastern defense belt protecting the city of Cherbourg (« Festung Cherbourg« ) and its precious deep water port, a real key for war logistics.
The Germans built near the village of La Houguette on the Pointe de Barfleur four casemates type Regelbau 679 each protecting a gun of French origin 155 mm (155 mm K420).
A Regelbau H502 firing station is also built in addition to several shelters, ammunition bunkers, anti-aircraft gun positions and machine gun positions (three R502, two R622, two R134 and four Vf58c).
The guns are protected by armored shields adapted by the Germans.
