Mõntu 127mm beach defense battery Infrastructure

The coastal defense battery is located in Mõntu Park on the coast of the Gulf of Riga, near Mõntu Harbor, in a deserted area.

The 127 mm coastal defense artillery battery No. 458, which was received as aid from America in 1944, was located in Mõntu. It consisted of four underground firing positions with circular galleries cast in concrete, along with weapons and initial ammunition supplies.

American 127mm coastal defense guns Mark 12 were widely used in the USSR to defend the Baltic Sea coast in Estonia and Latvia.

Currently, there are only 4 well-preserved concrete artillery positions on the landscape, as the armament was transferred to the vicinity of Riga in 1950.

The artillery positions with the mounds have been given to the Sõrve Military Museum for maintenance. The circular gallery of the most easily accessible 3rd position has collected war relics found during the cleaning of the park for visitors to view.

Information stands provide an overview of the history of Mõntu Park, Manor, and School.

Compiled by Tõnu Veldre, on-site observation