History & heritage
The Anti-Tank Bunkers of St. Aubin’s Bay
Starting opposite the Grand Hotel, there is a lovely seaside walk you can take which will introduce you to four German Resistance Nests. Each Resistance Nest has a Type 631b casemates. These casemates housed a Czechoslovakian 4.7cm PakK 36(t) Anti-Tank Gun with a co-axial MG37(t) machine gun.
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The casemates were built into the sea wall and had an interlocking range of fire covering St. Aubin's Bay. The first resistance nest (WN) you will find is WN Grand Hotel, the second is WN First Tower, the third is WN Millbrook and finally, the fourth was WN Bell Royal. From town to Bell Royal the first resistance nest (WN) you will find is WN Grand Hotel, the second is WN First Tower, the third is WN Millbrook and finally, the fourth was WN Bell Royal. There are a number of buses that run the entire length of St. Aubin's Bay, but these sites are best explored on foot.
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The Anti-Tank Bunkers of St. Aubin's Bay
Town to St. Aubin's Bay
Jersey
St. Helier