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HKB 3/480

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 22:33
by cyber2001
Hi,

I was checking satelite images of this site and saw that there are 2 battery's and FuMG Bär was located in this area.
I think the battery on the right is HKB 3/480, in the middle FuMG Bär (by the water) and now my question is, what is the battery on the left ?

Is it a part of 3/480 or a different battery ?
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Re: HKB 3/480

Posted: 16 Oct 2012 0:51
by Natter
cyber2001 wrote:what is the battery on the left ?

Is it a part of 3/480 or a different battery?
I don't have any information, but looking at the remains (if they in fact are actual remains from german WW2 activity), I think they appear similar to some of the Flak-positions seen elsewhere in Finnmark. So, perhaps a Flak-battery?

Re: HKB 3/480

Posted: 16 Oct 2012 1:24
by Erik E
Hallo

Indeed FuMG Bär and a 88 cm Flak battery. Even further right on your map there are also remains of a 3,7 cm Flak Battery and some close defence positions. Rather poor constructions, and everything was blown up in -44.

Rgds
Erik E

Re: HKB 3/480

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 14:27
by cyber2001
Thank you.
Is this flak battery part of FuMG Bär / HKB 3/480 or a seperate one ?.
Looks to me that is was part of Bär for defence, but i can be wrong.

Re: HKB 3/480

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 0:40
by Erik E
Hallo

As far as I know, no radar positions in Norway had 8,8 cm in their arsenal!

This battery most likely belongs to the defence of Flugplatzkommando Berlevaag , which by february 1943 had 1 x 8,8cm battery, 2 Züge 3,7cm Flak and 2 züge 2 cm Flak.

Rgds
Erik E

Re: HKB 3/480

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 14:10
by cyber2001
Thank you. I will try to find more data about it.

Greets, Jack