WV6151 : Jersey War Tunnels
Jersey War Tunnels
The German Underground Hospital, Hohlgangsanlage 8, was built between 1941 and 1944 by using forced labour from countries throughout conquered Europe.
Its construction involved the removal of 43,900 tonnes of rock and the laying of 6,000 cubic meters of concrete.
In 1944 it was converted from its original purpose as an underground artillery repair facility and barracks to a casualty clearing station capable of coping with up to 500 casualties.
The unfinished complex has been restored and is now home to Captive Island, a museum depicting the German Occupation of Jersey.
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Its construction involved the removal of 43,900 tonnes of rock and the laying of 6,000 cubic meters of concrete.
In 1944 it was converted from its original purpose as an underground artillery repair facility and barracks to a casualty clearing station capable of coping with up to 500 casualties.
The unfinished complex has been restored and is now home to Captive Island, a museum depicting the German Occupation of Jersey.
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year taken
2009
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- WV6151, 17 images (more nearby)
- Photographer
- Bob Embleton (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph (First for WV6151)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 13 August, 2009 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 19 May, 2010
- Category
- WW II defences (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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MGRS:
WV 6161 5118 [10m precision]
WGS84: 49:12.6188N 2:9.2460W - Photographer Location
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MGRS: WV 6157 5112
- View Direction
- Northeast (about 45 degrees)
