Requirements specifications of Coastal batteries i Norway... need help

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  1. Håvard Dyrø

    Håvard Dyrø New Member

    In May 1941, Wehrmacht started a large-scale construction of 160 coastal batteries along the entire Norwegian coast. Responsibility for the construction was left to the departments of the newly created Heeresküsten artillery. Later it was Organization Todt who took over the construction work. In the process of finding suitable places to establish the coastal batteries, "requirements specifications" were developed that described all needs (number of personnel, cannon positions, bunkers and barracks, etc.). In Norwegian, these requirements specifications documents are called "Stamblad". Directly translated into German it becomes "Stammblatte", but I'm not sure if that is the correct name, because I do not find any documents in the archives called "Stammblatte". Anyone can help me?
     
  2. Shiny 9th

    Shiny 9th Member

    Cant help, but am currently reading Petrow's, The Bitter Years about the invasion of Norway so will let you know if I discover anything useful.
     
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  3. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Some background but may provide relevant details for further investigation

    The Norwegian Atlantic Wall

    Austrått Fort - Wikipedia

    I would assume that most were probably built by the Todt organisation, and probably to a fairly standard design, so perhaps trying to delve into the files of the Todt Organisation may provide some greater detail if that what you are after

    Atlantic Wall - Wikipedia

    Should Hitler's Wall be preserved?

    other forums more specialised than we are
    War Bunkers: Part of The Atlantic Wall – The Helpful Engineer

    TD


    Regelbau - Wikipedia
    The Regelbau (German for "standard design") were a series of standardised bunker designs built in large numbers by the Germans in the Siegfried Line (German: Westwall) and the Atlantic Wall as part of their defensive fortifications prior to and during the Second World War.
     
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  4. Harry Ree

    Harry Ree Very Senior Member

    Very informative references there TD.

    As said the Todt organisation delivered all these military projects. Todt's civil engineering expertise was used in the development of the Reichautobahn network.He was in charge of the Four Year Plan which had the responsibility through his OT to build the fortifications of the West Wall.

    He was a Hitlerite......a SS Standartenfuehrer from 1931, being a member of Himmler's staff and an early member of the NSDAP in 1923.

    From 1940 to 1942,he held the position of Reich Minister for Armaments and Munitions and was killed in an aircraft accident at Hitler's Rastenburg HQ on 8 February 1942.Albert Speer was appointed in his place and became a favourite within Hitler's inner circle.

    I would have thought that Todt made himself a wealthy man from his connections with the Third Reich regime...he probably would have stood in the dock at Nuremburg had he survived the war on account of his use of forced labour in delivering military projects.
     
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  5. Robert-w

    Robert-w Banned

    In spring of 2019 I attended an interesting post grad tutorial on the construction of the Atlantic Wall. Although it had a strong Normandy and Channel Island flavour (it was led by someone from Jersey) it did cover the whole of the thing. Although the Todt Organisation had overall responsibility most of the actual work was carried out by local contractors, sometimes using slave labour provided by the Germans. This is not something that construction companies will include in their company histories today. "Stamblad" translates into English as stock sheet a sort of quantity surveyor estimate on how much concrete, steel, labour etc etc would be required and therefore the basis for payment. If they still exist they will be amongst the accounting records
     
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  6. JimHerriot

    JimHerriot Ready for Anything

    Hello Havard,

    The following may be of interest to folks who chance upon this thread.

    Courtesy of Graeme, and the thread that he started here;

    Ruiter Productions

    Here are just two of their films from Norway.

    Good luck with your searching.

    Kind regards, always,

    Jim.



     
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  7. Harry Ree

    Harry Ree Very Senior Member

    In Southern France there was conflict for French labour between Vichy who were highly motivated to fulfil their STO quota demanded by Sauckel,Speer's deputy.Consequently the OT experienced their labour being apprehended off the streets in Vichy police roundups in pursuit of these Sauckel laid down quotas.

    Matters came to a head with top level discussions how to resolve the matter,documentation being issued to OT labour indicating their employment with OT.

    STO thus became as a result from mandatory STO registration and roundups,the best motivation to join the resistance factions.

    Intelligence of the Normandy invasion area fortifications was provided by "Colonel Remy" whose contacts was involved in contract labour, outside force labour, and were in a position as contractors to to steal blueprints.

    For these military fortifications,OT had the responsibility for delivering the projects but were dependent on the supply of labour and materials which were sourced by the Speer organisation.Local contractors were involved in specialist trades,some with skills such as decorators which gave an opportunity to pick up anything useful while having authorised access to senior Wehrmacht officers' offices.

    In France those supplying goods and services to the occupier gained well financially and their practices were revealed postwar....not harmonious for postwar reconciliation
     
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  8. JimHerriot

    JimHerriot Ready for Anything

    Dear Havard, is this sort of thing any help to you?

    All examples in German (of course!), a couple of "usual" (normal/regular) construction, and one example of "special" construction.

    These are Kriegsmarine documents.

    If this is not the type of thing you are interested in please just say, it will not be a problem.

    Kind regards, always,

    Jim.
    Regelbau M200 a.jpg
    Regelbau M200 b.jpg
    Regelbau M305 a.jpg
    Regelbau M305 b.jpg
    Sonderbau M184 a.jpg
    Sonderbau M184 b.jpg
     
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