The Kieswerk of Pointe Saint-Mathieu and the Atlantic Wall

G. Tomezzoli

European Patent Office, Munich, Germany.

DOI: 10.4236/aa.2015.54017                

Abstract

In this article a construction of the Atlantic Wall discovered on 02/01/2006 near the Pointe Saint Mathieu (Finistère, France) is identified and its purpose is clarified. It witnessed the presence, during the World War II, at Pointe Saint-Mathieu, of a Kieswerk or pebble factory in which the pebbles and/or crushed pebbles of the Ero Vili were stored and distributed. The Kieswerk was very likely to have participated in the construction of the Atlantic Wall fortifications of the Pointe Saint-Mathieu.

Keywords

2nd World War, Atlantic Wall, Kieswerk, Fortification, Bunkers, Saint-Mathieu, France, Ero Vili

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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