Befestigungsanlagen auf Halbinsel Hela

[hzoe]

Die südliche Hälfte der Halbinsel Hela war seit Ende des zweiten Weltkriegs nur für Militärs zugänglich. Inzwischen gelangt man auch über Jastarnia hinaus ins ehemalige Speergebiet bis an die südliche Spitze nach Hela. Unmittelbar am Hafen von Hela liegt der Eingang zur polnischen Militärbasis, die auch heute noch zur Überwachung der Danziger Bucht genutzt wird. Das Gelände ist allerdings weitgehend zugänglich. Die Hauptstrasse führt vom Eingang des Geländes an den nördlichen Strand der Halbinsel. Entlang dieser Strasse liegen zahlreiche Bunker und Befestigungsanlagen aus der Zeit von 1939.

[@ndrew]

Hallo

Have You seen M.K.B. 3x406mm Scheswig-Holstein battery in Hel?

Brgds
@ndrew

[@ndrew]

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Ich vermute mal ebenfalls polnischer Schutzbunker aus der Zeit um 1939?

-Those 130mm gun were placed after war when a new sea cost defence system were introduced.

This small bunkers very built after war.Another interesting place is Stutzpunkt Jastarnia (Heisternest)on Hel peninsula with 4 Polish heavy bunkers and 1 small for MG.

Below some stills from Wochensau: fight between Schleswig-Holstein and 4x152,4mm(Bofors) H.Laskowski battery.Note two hits close to the hull.

http://www.rawelin.foxnet.pl/grafika/va ... daten.html-some nice photos also from Hel,Gdynia,Westerplatte.

Brgds
@ndrew

[hzoe]

Andrew,
thanks for the photo! I haven't seen the Schleswig-Holstein bunkers, time was to short for a search. Orientation signs is, what the area is missing. The bunkers seem to be very large?
Best, Horst

[@ndrew]

Orientation signs is, what the area is missing

-yes that is a pity-but let's hope that local authorities will take care about it soon as this battery is during renovation process

The bunkers seem to be very large?

-oo yes-really impressive

[@ndrew]

Q: on Hel peinsula in Hel city (they have got the same name) were placed Prof.Walther's secret facility for testing new kind of turbines.
Rumors says that it was inside Hel navy base(?)
Have you got further info?

Brgds
@ndrew

[hzoe]

No, I had no info about a Walther research center at Hel. The Walter facilities were located in Kiel. As Walter was engaged in torpedo and submarine developements, it might be possible, that some of his developments were tested at Hela and that there was a test office as well. But I could not confirm this.
Best, Horst

[Leif]

were placed Prof.Walther's secret facility for testing new kind of turbines.

I have just found a short remark of the V80 in Hela on the 14.11.1941 (Eberhard Möller, Marine Geheimprojekte (Hellmuth Walter und seine Entwicklungen)). The normal working area was mostly the Kiel Area.

Regards,
Leif

[@ndrew]

Thanks for replay.

The normal working area was mostly the Kiel Area.

-agree, Hel could be additional place for further resarchs.Just looking for any proof that Prof.Walther was warking there.


I guess that in Hela 'case' resarch could take place (info from Polish book).It could happen because of bombing raids over Germany.
Such way of moving testing sides(Tup &Schiessplatzen) were made with Heidelager/Blizna and Heidekruat/Tucheler Heide.
Also I could add Torpedowaffenplatz Gotenhafen-Hexengrund and Torpedo Veschusanshalt Oxhofte Kampe near Gotenhafen.As You see quite a lot resarchs were moved to protect projects and scientists.
According to

V80 in Hela

-it was sunk in 1945 by a crew and is reported to be somewhere near Hela deep in the see


Brgds
@ndrew

[hzoe]

The torpedo test facilities are still to be seen from Jasternica.

The V80 was sent from Kiel to Hela in late 1940. Experimental rides were undertaken from there in 1941 and 1942. It seems, that V80 went into storage at Hela following these trials and it was sunk by German troops in March 1945 near Hela. Take a look here: http://walter-boote.untersee-boote.de/v80.htm

Best, Horst