 | This article is written like a travel guide. (May 2021) |
| Batterie Lothringen | |
|---|---|
| Part of Atlantic Wall | |
| Noirmont Point, Saint Brélade, Jersey | |
 Batterie Lothringen seen from the sea in 2009 | |
.svg) .svg) Kriegsmarine Ensign | |
| Coordinates | 49°10′03″N 2°10′11″W / 49.1675°N 2.1696°W |
| Site information | |
| Owner | People of Jersey |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Condition | Some structures restored, others ruined |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1941 |
| Built by | Organisation Todt |
| In use | 1941–45 |
| Materials | Concrete, steel and timber |
| Events | German occupation of the Channel Islands |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | Kriegsmarine |
Battery Lothringen was a World War II coastal artillery battery in Saint Brélade, Jersey, named after the SMS Lothringen, and constructed by Organisation Todt for the Wehrmacht[1] during the Occupation of the Channel Islands. The first installations were completed in 1941, around the same time as the completion[when?] of the nearby Battery Moltke, in St. Ouen.[2]
The battery is at the end of Noirmont Point, a rock headland which overlooks St. Aubin's Bay, Elizabeth Castle, and the harbours of Saint Helier. It was a part of the Atlantic Wall system of coastal fortifications, and most of the concrete structures remain today. The 3rd Battery of Naval Artillery Battalion 604 was stationed here.[3]
The site overlooks the 19th century Martello tower of La Tour de Vinde.
- ^ "Channel Islands Occupation Society". Ciosjersey.org.uk. Archived from the original on 20 January 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ Jersey Occupation Trail Archived 2011-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Channel Islands 1941–45: Hitler's Impregnable Fortress