| Battery Moltke | |
|---|---|
| Part of Atlantic Wall | |
| Les Landes, St Ouen, Jersey | |
 Battery Moltke seen in 2013 | |
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| Coordinates | 49°14′52″N 2°15′04″W / 49.2479°N 2.2512°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 | Occupation of the Channel Islands |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | Kriegsmarine |
Battery Moltke (Batterie Moltke in German) is an uncompleted World War II former coastal artillery battery in St Ouen in north-west Jersey.[1] It was constructed by Organisation Todt for the Wehrmacht during the occupation of the Channel Islands.
The battery structures include bunkers, gun emplacements and the Marine Peilstand 3 tower, which are on Les Landes, a coastal patch of heathland at the north end of St Ouen's Bay.[2] The bunker was left unfinished at the end of the war. When completed there would have been an M132 Command Bunker as at Battery Lothringen and the main armament would have consisted of four 15 cm SK C/28 naval guns.
The primary purpose of this battery would have been the defence of St Ouen's Bay in the event of an amphibious assault by the Allies, although Jersey's entire coastline would have been within range of the guns, as would the stretch of water between Jersey and Sark.
- ^ "Channel Islands Occupation Society". Ciosjersey.org.uk. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Les Landes SSI". Gov.je. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.