The Romanian Royal Army
1939-1945

Artileria de Coastă Germană
The German Coastal Artillery

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    DOBROUDJA.

    Gruparea Artilerie de Coastă Germană (The German Coastal Artillery Group): installed from 1941 for defence of Constanta harbour.

    Battery "Tirpitz" (3 x 280 mm)**S. Constanța22.3.1941-
    Battery 3 "Breslau" (3 x 170 mm)**Constanța (Vii)14.3.1941-
    Railway Battery 688 "Lange Bruno" (3 x 280 mm)**N. Constanța (Anadalchioi)8.3.1941-
    Battery 1/789 (3 x 105 mm)*Cap Midia23.2.1941-
    Battery 3/789 (3 x 105 mm)*Constanța (Vii)23.2.1941-
    Battery 2/789 (3 x 105 mm)*Cap Tuzla23.2.1941-
    Battery 105 mm**Mamaia Sat ?8.3.1941-
    Infrared Radiodetection Section  

    * forming the German 716th Coastal Artillery Division.
    ** forming the German 789th Coastal Artillery Division.

    TRANSNISTRIA..

    Gruparea Artilerie de Coastă Germană (The German Coastal Artillery Group):

    In the ''Detașament Maritim Odessa'' sector: (the batteries from South to North):

    Battery 2/901Sarijilica
    Battery 3/901Bugovici
    Battery 1/901Lustdorf
    Battery 1/254Arkadia
    Batteries 1/774, 1/906S. Odessa
    Battery 1/707N-W. Odessa
    Battery 3/144 Marievka
    Battery 2/906Fontan
    Battery 3/906Cebanka
    Batteries 1/149, 2/149Grigorievka
    Battery 1/149 ?Alexandrovka

    In the ''Detașament Oceakov'' sector (the batteries from West to East):

    Battery ?E. Alexandrovka
    Battery 3/903E. Alexandrovka
    Battery 2/903Adjiaski
    Battery 1/903Berejansk
    2 BatteriesOceakov

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