Generalfeldmarschall
Erwin Rommel (center, Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe B und
Generalinspekteur der Küstenbefestigungen West) during inspection trip
to the Batterie Rozenburg (Hoek van Holland), 26 March 1944. At left is
Kapitän zur See Frank Aschmann (Seekommandant Südholland). On the left
of Rommel is General der Infanterie Hans-Wolfgang Reinhard
(Kommandierender General LXXXVIII. Armeekorps), while on the right next
to Rommel and Hauptmann Hellmuth Lang (wearing black Panzertruppen
uniform, Ordonnanzoffizier Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe B) is
Generalmajor Carl Wahle (Kommandeur 719. Infanterie-Division). The
officer with helmet and binoculars must be the Batterie kommandant. The
heaviest coastal battery in the Netherlands was stationed in the Festung
Hoek van Holland; Marine-Küsten-Batterie Rozenburg (Naval Coastal
Battery ‘Rozenburg’) (XV) was stationed south of the estuary. To the
north of the estuary were batteries Vineta (III) and Monster (VI). The
picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Jesse of KBZ OB West
(Kriegsberichter-Zug Oberbefehlshaber West).
Source :
https://www.atlantikwall-museum.nl/coastal-battery.html
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=147822&sid=78d82b8f0bb769a3633ae37dee35a1d5&start=495
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