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WN Bouley Hafen

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Details

The Resistance Nest Bouley Harbour forms together with Resistance Nest Bouley Hotel the Strongpoint Bouley with the Company Command Post at Bouley Harbour. It lies in Bouley Bay between breakwater and the street to Bouley Harbour

Numbers 

One officer, three NCOs and fifteen Other Ranks

 
German Record Details

2 x le.MG 13
1 x s.MG 34
5 x Abwehrflammenwerfer 42
1 x 3,7cm KwK (f) im Pz.-Drehturm
1 x 10,5cm Feldhaubitze
1 x 60cm Scheinwerfer

 
Weapons and Equipment

Two light Machine Gun's 13
One heavy Machine Gun 34
Five defence flamethrowers
One 3.7cm French Puteaux gun mounted in a Renault FT 17 tank turret
One 10.5cm Field gun on a pivot
One 60cm searchlight

 
Objective and Function (translated)

The Strongpoint Bouley has orders to protect Bouley Bay from enemy landings from the sea, land and air. Enemy insurgents are to be destroyed. By attack from the sea supporting fire from the upper positions from Bouley Hotel and Bouley Upper. By attack from the land work together with both Bouley Resistance Nests

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