WW2 Gun Emplacements
New Zealand /
Wellington /
Lower Hutt /
World
/ New Zealand
/ Wellington
/ Lower Hutt
World / New Zealand / Wellington / Wellington
Second World War 1939-1945, artillery
The five concrete structures on the levelled hilltop on Matiu/Somes Island represent a command post and four gun positions. They are the remains of a World War II (1939-1945) Heavy Anti-aircraft Artillery (HAA) position. One gun emplacement has been damaged, but the structures are otherwise much as they were when they were decommissioned by the army after the war.
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Coordinates: 41°15'34"S 174°51'57"E
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