TITLE:
The German Radar Stations at the Pointe Du Raz (FR)
AUTHORS:
Giancarlo T. Tomezzoli
KEYWORDS:
WW II, Brittany, Pointe Du Raz, Radar Stations, QU 300, QU 500, Renntier, QU 13, Radar Mammut
JOURNAL NAME:
Archaeological Discovery,
Vol.9 No.3,
July
30,
2021
ABSTRACT: Because of its extension in the Atlantic Ocean, the Pointe du Raz, at the extremity of Brittany, was always an ideal place for signalisation and surveillance. For this reason, lighthouses and semaphores were activated. In the thirties of the last century, the Pointe experienced a period of prosperity that led to the construction of several hotels. It was because of the rapid German occupation of France in 1940 that the situation at the Pointe changed radically. A 2 km2 surface from the Pointe to Lescoff was requisitioned for the construction of the Stps QU 300, QU 500 and QU 13 hosting sophisticated radar stations. Various German units took turns ensuring the defence and the operations at the Pointe. On 8th August 1944, the garrison evacuated after having set on fire and destroyed military and civilian installations. The visits on 3rd January 2005 and 14th August 2020 permitted to identify many Stp components and to determine their preservation state at about 75 years after the conclusion of WWII.