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STP Plemont

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After the Germans arrived in July 1940 they quickly set up defensive positions across the Channel Islands. The troops of the 216th Infantry Division who would have set up field emplacements at Plemont. The area was an important site as the communication cable to Guernsey was there. It also was a holiday camp which would have been useful for billeting the soldiers.

Numbers 

Four Officers and 28 personnel

 
German Record Details

4x le.MG 34
1x s.MG 34
2x 5cm Gr.W.(f)
1x 20 Cm Ladungswerfer
1x Kw.K 3.7cm mit MG.311(f)
5x Abwehrflammenwerfer 42
1x MG.311 (f) i.Pz.Fr.T
1x Zwillingsockel
1x 60 cm Scheinwerfer
1x 40 cm Scheinwerfer

 
Weapons and Equipment

Four light Machine Guns
One Heavy Machine Gun
Two 5cm mortar
One 20cm Spigot mortar
One FT17 Tank Turret with 3.7cm & Machine Gun
Five Defence flamethrowers
One APX Tank Turret with Machine Gun
One Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun Mount
40cm searchlight
60cm searchlight

 
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