“Memel-Nord” Coastal Artillery Battery
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The coastal artillery battery "Memel-Nord" is located in Giruliai, near the Dutch Cap on the Baltic Sea coast.
The coastal artillery battery "Memel-Nord" is an integral part of the German Navy's coastal defense system, which was built in 1939 after the Klaipėda region was annexed to Germany and fortification work began in the city. "Memel-Nord" is an integral part of the Klaipėda city fortifications, consisting of two coastal artillery and six anti-aircraft defense batteries.
The coastal artillery battery was built in two stages, in April and May 1939 a temporary coastal artillery battery was built, and at the end of 1939 a decision was made to expand it and turn it into a permanent position. For this purpose, four artillery gun positions were built in the coastal artillery battery, which were equipped with 150 mm SKL-45 artillery guns, fire control posts and an ammunition depot designed to store 150 units of artillery shells. After these constructions, the battery was given the name Brommy.
The battery consists of three buildings, in the center there is a concrete fire control post, next to it - two artillery blocks with ammunition storage. Since 2002, an exposition telling the history of the Klaipėda region has been operating in one of the artillery blocks.
Used sources and references:
T. Tamkvaitis, doctoral dissertation "Coastal defense systems on the coasts of Lithuania and Latvia in 1939-1945 and problems of their preservation", Klaipėda University, 2024.
ROLF, Rudi, "German coastal defense fortifications in the Klaipėda region (1939–1944). In 20th-century fortification in Lithuania", Kaunas, 2008, pp. 111– 124.
