HKB 7./977 FLOKENAES

Flokenes, Sogn og Fjordane



Main artillery:
Four 10,5 cm. K.331(f)
Ready for battle: December 1941


The battery was built by German personnel. It was never completed, but the guns were ready in the positions. A large tunnel with three halls was built, and a shaft that was meant as a staircase up to the planned control bunker ('leitstand') was also built, but the tunnelsystem was never completed. The firing control was lead from an improvised built bunker. Before completion of the tunnels and the new 'leitstand', the battery was moved in April 1944 to Måløy in the same county, to strenghten the defences there, and became HKB 6./981 Blaali. Today the battery is easy accessible, but some private land has to be crossed before entering the tunnels. A fence is put up around the shaft, because it is difficult to see in the terrain. All objects are visible, and not much is overgrown. A few mines were not found after the war, and are probably still there unless they have rusted away, which is most likely the case.


Tunnel
One of the entrances to the tunnelsystem.


Gunposition
Position for 10,5 cm. K.331(f).


Another entrance
Another entrance to the tunnelsystem.


All photos Copyright Knut Øyvind Åsen.

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