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German Coastal Defenses
Military Intelligence Service, Special Series No. 15, June 15, 1943
[DISCLAIMER: The following text is taken from a WWII U.S. War Department Special Series publication. As with all wartime intelligence information, data may be incomplete or inaccurate. No attempt has been made to update or correct the text. Any views or opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of the website.]

Table of Contents

Section I: INTRODUCTION
         1. Reliance on Mobile Forces
         2. Pattern of Defenses
Section II: NAVAL FACTORS AND HARBOR OBSTACLES
         3. Naval Responsibility
         4. Naval Patrols
         5. Sperrbrechers
         6. Siebel Ferries
         7. Harbor Obstacles
Section III. BEACH OBSTACLES
         8. General
         9. Underwater Obstacles
         10. Barbed Wire
         11. Minefields
         12. Antitank Obstacles and Road Blocks
         13. Hypothetical Layout of Beach Defenses
Section IV. FORTIFICATIONS
         14. General
         15. Concrete Shelters
         16. Gun Emplacements
         17. Miscellaneous Emplacements
         18. Conclusions

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