Seedstrand Battery Traditional Geocache

SVARBU: LOBIS PASLEPTAS PAVOJINGOJE VIETOJE, TODEL IVERTINKITE TAI. JEIGU JUS NESATE TIKRI DEL SAVO SUGEBEJIMU AR TURITE KOKIU NORS SVEIKATOS PROBLEMU NEBANDYKITE SURASTI ŠIO LOBIO. JEIGU VISGI NUSPRESITE BANDYTI SURASTI ŠI LOBI, TAI BUS TIK JUSU ASMENINIS SPRENDIMAS, TODEL TIK JUS ESATE ATSAKINGAS UŽ SAVO SVEIKATA IR GYVYBE.

IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ATTEMPTING THIS GEOCACHE HUNT OF YOUR OWN FREE WILL. IF YOU ARE PLACED IN ANY DANGER, SICKNESS, COMPROMISING SITUATION, OR INJURED DUE TO THE ACTIONS OF YOURSELF,-YOU MUST TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND YOUR PROBLEMS. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN WELL-BEING. IT IS YOUR CHOICE TO GO ON THIS HUNT AND IT IS YOUR CHOICE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GEOCACHING. [LT] Pagal 1919 metu Versalio taikos sutarti Vokietijai buvo draudžiama statyti itvirtinimus Baltijos juros pakrantese, taciau jau ketvirto dešimtmecio pabaigoje buvo kuriami planai del pakranciu apsaugos bateriju statybos. Vokietijai prisijungus Klaipedos krašta, atsivere galimybe realizuoti planus, tad jau 1939 metu liepos 10 d. vyriausioji karinio juru laivyno vadovybe prieme sprendima sumontuoti pastovias artilerijos baterijas prie Klaipedos uosto. Šiauriau Smiltines buvusi baterija gavo pavadinima Memel-Süd, o per 5 km nutolusi i Šiaures vakarus nuo miesto pozicija pavadinta Memel-Nord. Dvi baterijos buvo apginkluotos 150 mm kalibro pabuklais, kuriu kiekviena turejo po keturis. Patrankos buvo istatytos i pailgu betoniniu konstrukciju galus, tarp kuriu buvo išdestytos po žeme ivairios paskirties patalpos. Nusileidus laiptukais iš kiekvienos pabuklo aikšteles buvo galima patekti i tris atskiras saugyklas: 1) sviediniu, 2) užtaisu, 3) sprogdikliu. Už ju koridoriumi patenkama i pereinama igulos kazemata, už kurio driekiasi poterna su šonuose išdestytomis patalpomis: igulos poilsio patalpa, karininku kazematas, puskarininkiu kambarys, technine patalpa, praustuvu ir dušu patalpa, tamburas, ventiliacijos irengimu bei vandens saugojimo kazematas, šildymo sistemos kazematas. Už metaliniu duru, dalinanciu poterna i dvi dalis, buvo kiek mažiau kazematu nei kairiajame sektoriuje, taciau vietoje papildomu igulos ir techniniu kazematu ši erdve išnaudota amunicijos atsargoms laikyti, tad dešiniajame sektoriuje buvo du sviediniu sandeliai ir didesnis užtaisu kazematas. Išoriniu sienu storis sieke 1 m, vieno artilerijos bloko ilgis sudare 86 metrus. Ugnies valdymo postas buvo pastatytas per viduri tarp dvieju artilerijos pabuklu bloku, nuo kiekvieno iš ju nutoles apie 30 metru. Statinys savo forma bei struktura buvo panašus i karini laiva. Iš viršaus primine pleišto forma, kurio smaigalyje buvo sumontuoti du stebejimo kupolai. Už jo buvo didžiausia itvirtinimo patalpa, skirta skaiciavimo irangai, iš kurios per metalinemis durimis atskirta koridoriu buvo galima patekti i tambura, igulos poilsio kazematus, patalpa ventiliacijos irangai, karininku kambari bei i antra koridoriu, kurio šonuose išsideste po šildymo sistemos ir dušu patalpos. Toliau laiptais buvo galima patekti i išore. 1939 metu birželio 10 d. buvo nuspresta apie Klaipeda irengti šešias „Fla 2“ tipo zenitines baterijas, kuriu kiekviena turejo po keturis 88 mm kalibro pabuklus. Baterijos gavo vokiškus pavadinimus, kurie cia pateikiami originalo kalba: 1) Schweinsrücken (Kiaules nugara) – Kuršiu Nerijoje i pietvakarius nuo Klaipedos, 2) Seedstrand (Smiltyne) – Kuršiu Nerijoje i vakarus nuo Klaipedos, 3) Götzhöfen – i pietus nuo Klaipedos, 4) Löllen (Leliai) – i rytus nuo Klaipedos, 5) Dange (Dane) – i šiaures rytus nuo Klaipedos, 6) Nordmole – i šiaures vakarus nuo Klaipedos. Nuo Klaipedos baterijos buvo nutolusios nuo 1 iki 4 km spinduliu. Priešlektuvines Fla 2 tipo baterijas sudare keturios pabuklu platformos, ugnies kontroles postas ir tinklas perejimu, kurie junge sleptuves igulai, poilsio kambarius, amunicijos sandelius, tualetus ir technines patalpas. Planas buvo trapecijos formos, kurio trys šonai buvo po 30 m ilgio, o vienas – 60 metru. Todel kraštuose išdestytiems pabuklams, neužstojant vienas kito, buvo galima vesti ugni ne tik i oro, bet ir i antžeminius taikinius, kurie patekdavo i apšaudymo sektoriu. Pirmiausiai buvo statytos pabuklu platformos ir ugnies kontroles postai, o jau kiek veliau ijungiami amunicijos sandeliai, elektros gamybos kazematai ir antriniai ugnies kontroles postai. Taciau buvo ir nesklandumu, kas puikiai matosi iš „Kiaules nugaros“ baterijos pavyzdžio. Baterijoje matomi neatitikimai su projektu, tad joje buvo pastatytos tik dvi (iš numatytu keturiu) platformos ir de facto buvo sumontuoti tik du pabuklai. Tuo pat metu vyko ir kiek pieciau ties Pilkopiais esancios vadinamosios Raulio pakrantes apsaugos baterijos (170 mm kalibro pabuklai) statybos. Keiciantis politinei situacijai, kai 1941 metais Vokietija užpuole Sovietu Sajunga, minetos pakranciu apsaugos baterijos buvo galutinai nuginkluotos, o pabuklai perkelti i kiek toliau esancias vokiškas baterijas prie Sankt Peterburgo.

[EN] The 1919 Versaille Peace Treaty banned Germany from building fortifications on the Baltic shoreline, however already by the late thirties coastal defence battery construction plans were in the design stage. When Germany annexed Klaipeda region, this presented a perfect opportunity to implement the plans; already on July 10, 1939 the Chief German Navy Authority decided to install permanent artillery batteries by the Klaipeda port. A battery located to the north of Smiltine was named Memel-Süd, and another one installed 5 kilometres to the north-west of the city became Memel-Nord. The two batteries were armed with 150 mm cannons, four in each. The cannons were placed into the end parts of oblong concrete structures with premises of various purposes located underground in-between. Stairs down from each of the cannon placement area provided access to three separate storage areas: 1) shells, 2) charges, 3) detonators. Behind them a passage led to the connecting garrison casemate which in turn gave way to the postern with rooms by either sire: the crew „lounge“, soldiers‘ casemate, enlisted personnel room, maintenance premises, washing and shower facilities, tambour, ventilation equipment and water storage casemate, heating system casemate. Somewhat less casemates were located behind the metal doors which divided the postern into two parts; however instead of auxiliary crew and maintenance casemates like in the left sector the space in the right sector was customized for storing ammunition – two shell stores and a large charge casemate. The outer walls were up to 1m thick, a single artillery block reached 86 m in length. A battery control post was constructed in the middle between two artillery cannon blocks, 30 m away from each of them. The shape and structure of the building was reminiscent of a military ship, looking from above it had a form of a wedge, the thin end of which was equipped with two observation domes. Located behind it there was the biggest fortification facility for calculating equipment which connected via metal doors to the corridor leading to the tambour, crew “lounge” casemates, ventilation equipment room, soldiers’ room and to the second corridor where heating system and shower facilities were installed. Further up the stairs led to the outside. On June 10, 1939 a decision to install six Fla 2 type zenith batteries in Klaipeda region was taken; each of the batteries would be armed with four 88 mm cannons. The batteries were given German names and are listed here in their original language: 1) Schweinsrücken (Pig’s back) – in Kuršiu Nerija to the southwest of Klaipeda, 2) Seedstrand (Smiltyne) – in Kuršiu Nerija to the west of Klaipeda, 3) Götzhöfen – to the south of Klaipeda, 4) Löllen (Leliai) – to the east of Klaipeda, 5) Dange (Dane) –to the northeast of Klaipeda, , 6) Nordmole – to the northwest of Klaipeda. The batteries were located 1 to 4 km away from Klaipeda. Anti-aircraft Fla 2 batteries consisted of four heavy cannon platforms, battery control post and a web of galleries connecting crew shelters, lounge quarters, ammunition stores, restrooms and maintenance premises. The plan was trapezium shaped, its three sides were 30 m long and the fourth – 60 m. Due to the shape of the structure, the guns installed on the side of the battery could, without obstructing each other, deliver fire not only at the air but also at the ground targets within their firing range. Cannon nests and battery control posts were constructed first, ammunition stores, power production casemates, secondary control posts were installed later. However several mishaps also occurred, as evidently shown by the Pig’s Back battery example. The actual construction exhibits non-conformities to its design whereas only two out of envisaged four gun nests were constructed and de facto only two cannons were ever installed. Simultaneously, construction of the so-called Raul coastal defence battery (170 mm cannons) slightly to the south by Pilkopiai was ongoing. Due to the change in the political situation, namely Germany attacking the Soviet Union in 1941, the above-mentioned coastal defence batteries were ultimately disarmed and the respective cannons were transported to the further located German batteries close to St. Petersburg
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MEMEL NORD Battery

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