German strongpoints in Normandy: Wn 74
Stp Saint-Quay
Atlantic wall
The Wn 74 strongpoint, also known as Stp Saint-Quay, is a radar detection station of the Kriegsmarine, the German navy. Located at the top of the cliff northeast of Englesqueville, it consists of a small SK type observatory, four radar bases and several shelters, tobrouks and ammunition bunkers. The station is protected to the south by a minefield coded Mf 24.
Composition of the Wn 74 strongpoint:
- 3x 2 cm (Flak 30) anti-aircraft guns
- 2x Seeriese (FuMO 214) radars
- 1x Seetakt (FuMO 2) long range radar
- 1x Freya (FuMG 80) radar
- Several machine guns
