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HANS PETER EISENBACH The Guns of Mount Scumbarda and Diapori (Serocampo)

The next briefing is prepared by HPÂ EisenbachÂ

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The Guns of Mount SCUMBARDA and DIAPORI (SEROCAMPO) HP

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2018 I cannoni di monte Scumbarda e di Diapori (Serocampo) Τα κανόνια του όρου Σκουμπάρδα και του ∆ιαπόρι (Ξηρόκαμπος)

A comparison of wartime photos and current photos from 2015

Comparazione tra foto d‘epoca e odierne (2015)

Σύγκριση φωτογραφιών από πόλεμο και σημερινές (2015)

Bay of SEROCAMPO

DIAPORI

S Kalymnos View

RADIO PYLON HILL SCUMBARDA E

The main gun emplacements in LEROS‐South

Southern part of Leros seen from Mount Patella

PL 250 P. Cazzuni

Bay of SEROCAMPO

DIAPORI 102 mm

RADIO PYLON HILL SCUMBARDA 76 mm

The main guns used in LEROS‐South

152 mm

PL 250 P. Cazzuni 102 mm

152 mm 102 mm 76 mm

= caliber of main artillery systems

Bay of SEROCAMPO

DIAPORI 102 mm

PL 388

102 mm gun on DIAPORI

RADIO PYLON HILL SCUMBARDA 76 mm

152 mm

PL 262

76 mm Radio Pylon Hill

San Giorgio

152 mm on SCUMBARDA

Next I want to show you some reference photos for the guns used in LEROS Alcune foto di riferimento dei cannoni utilizzati a Leros Κάποιες φωτογραφίες των κανονιών της Λέρου

1. The 102 mm L 35 gun

102 mm L 35 Gun

Reference photos for the guns used in LEROS La Spezia Naval Museum

Reference Photo 102mm L 35 gun

T=typical T

24 hole stand

102 mm L 35 gun

HAIFA, NM

Typical 24 screw baseplate on Leros T

102 mm gun on DIAPORI

17 22 1

Reference photos for the guns used in LEROS View to Kalymnos

PL 388 on P. DIAPORI today

102 mm gun on DIAPORI

102 mm L 35 gun

Reference photos for the guns used in LEROS T

PL 250 today

102 mm L 35 gun

102 mm gun on P. CAZZUNI

PL 250

T T

T=typical

Reference photos for the guns used in LEROS

102 mm L 35 gun T = typical

T T

Next I want to show you a reference photo for the 76 mm L 40 air defence gun used in LEROS Cannoni antiaerei 76/40 in uso a Leros Αντιαεροπορικά κανόνια 76/40 της Λέρου

76 mm Radio Pylon Hill

Reference photos for the guns used inÂ LEROS typical:Â big wheel

76 mm L 40 gun

Finally I want to show you a reference photo for the 152 mm L 40 artillery gun used in LEROS Cannoni navali 152/40 in uso a Leros Ναυτικά κανόνια 152/40 της Λέρου

152 mm on SCUMBARDA

Reference photos for the guns used in LEROS 152mm gun, reference photo

Reference photos for the guns used in LEROS

152 mm L 40 as used in LEROS

Leros – 152 mm Gun Emplacement

Now I come to selected gun emplacements on LEROS Cannoni nelle postazioni in oggetto Kανόνια στις διαλεγμένες πυροβολαρχίες

Alinda Bay

Lakki

Pandeli Bay

2.) DIAPORI 1.) Mount SCUMBARDA

Bay of SEROCAMPO

1. The Guns of Mount SCUMBARDA I cannoni di monte Scumbarda Τα κανόνια της Σκουμπάρδας

SCUMBARDA today © Hans Peter Eisenbach 2018

RADIO PYLON

SCUMBARDA seen from the boat © Hans Peter Eisenbach 2018

Boat seen from SCUMBARDA

Due to it´s dominant position SCUMBARDA was the most important gun emplacement on Leros in 1943.

SCUMBARDAÂ 1943

Todays radio pylon Torre delle antenne, oggi Πύργος με τις κεραίες, σήμερα

RADIO PYLON HILL

SCUMBARDA 1943 with Pylon 2016

152 mm guns seen from Italian aircraft.

SCUMBARDA 1943

152 mm guns seen from Italian aircraft.

152 mm guns seen from radio pylon hill.

SCUMBARDA 1943

152 mm guns seen from Italian aircraft.

152 mm guns seen from radio pylon hill.

152 mm gun on SCUMBARDA

SCUMBARDA 1943

152 mm Navy Artillery emplacements on Mount Scumbarda Postazione di artiglieria navale (152/40) a monte Scumbarda Ναυτική πιροβολαρχεία (152/40) στην Σκουμπάρδα

152 mm gun

1943

Range Finder

Range Finder Reference photo

152 mm Navy Artillery emplacements on Mount Scumbarda 1943 and in 2016. Postazione di artiglieria navale a monte Scumbarda nel 1943 e nel 2016 Ναυτική πιροβολαρχεία στην Σκουμπάρδα το 1943 και το 2016

152 mm gun

1943

today

1943

today

1943

Appetiki Lakki Portolago

Bay of PANDELI

Camera view

Gun pointing © Hans Peter Eisenbach 2018

Bay of PANDELI

today RADIO PYLON

1943

Observer Post

1943

Observer Post on SCUMBARDA Osservatorio di M. Scumbarda Παρατηρητήριο στην Σκουμπάρδα

Observer Post on SCUMBARDA

Camera view

E © Hans Peter Eisenbach 2018

East

Range and Direction Finder position 1 on SCUMBARDA 152 mm guns

AEROFONO in background of 152 mm gun position

AEROFONO

Range and Direction Finder position 2.

Range and Direction Finder position 2 on SCUMBARDA

Appetiki Lakki Portolago

Range and Direction Finder position 2

Covered way to position

Entrance to covered way to range finder position Ingresso protetto alla stazione di tiro

2. The air defence gun positions on Radio Pylon Hill Postazione di artiglieria contraerea sulla Punta delle Antenne Αντιαεροπορική πυροβολαρχία του Πύργου Κεραιών

Todays radio pylon

Radio Pylon Hill

76mm air defence gun positions on Radio Pylon Hill Postazione di artiglieria contraerea sulla Punta delle Antenne Αντιαεροπορική πυροβολαρχία του Πύργου Κεραιών

Italian air defence gun positions on Radio Pylon Hill Postazione di artiglieria contraerea sulla Punta delle Antenne Αντιαεροπορική πυροβολαρχία του Πύργου Κεραιών

Radio Pylon Hill

Gun 4

Gun 2 Gun 1

Gun 5 Italian 76mm „big wheel“ air defence gun positions on Radio Pylon Hill

3 Marco

Bay of PANDELI – BAIA di PANDELI ‐

Marco

Position 2

ALINDA

PANDELIÂ

Gun facing

Marco

76 mm air defence gun position 2 on Radio Pylon Hill

Marco

3 3

RangeÂ Finder

View from SCUMBARDA to Radio Pylon Hill

Gun position PL 262

Radio Pylon Hill

SCUMBARDA

3 R 4

4 R

3 2

Direction of view

• 76 mm L 40 R.M. Bay of Serocampo

PL 262 on Mount Scumbarda with 6 x 76 mm L 40

Gun position with view to Bay of PANDELI – BAIA di PANDELI ‐

Marco

Bay of Serocampo

4 Alberto

Alberto

76Â mmÂ air defence gun position number 4

Alberto Alberto

Alberto

Gun positions on Radio Pylon Hill 2016 Postazione di artiglieria contraerea sulla Punta delle Antenne nel 2016 Αντιαεροπορική πυροβολαρχία του Πύργου Κεραιών το 2016

Camera views

GURNA Bay

PANDELI Bay PORTOLAGO

EAST SCUMBARDA

SEROCAMPO

Camera view EAST

underground ammunition storage „PEZZO 2“. Riservetta sotterranea del Pezzo n.2 Υπόγεια αποθήκη πυρομαχικών

SCUMBARDA

Portolago seen from Radio Pylon Hill 2016 Portolago visto dalla Punta delle Antenne nel 2016 Πορτολάγκο από το Πύργο Κεραιών το 2016

Appetiki

Mount Klidi Castle

Appetiki Wind Mills

Pandeli

Portolago seen from Radio Pylon Hill 2016 Portolago visto dalla Punta delle Antenne nel 2016 Πορτολάγκο από το Πύργο Κεραιών το 2016

SCUMBARDA

Gun position with underground ammunition storage. Piazzuola di tiro e finestra di rifornimento munizioni χώρο κανονιού και παράθυρο της αποθήκης πυρομαχικών © Hans Peter Eisenbach 2018

underground ammunition storage „PEZZO 1 .“ finestra di rifornimento munizioni della riservetta παράθυρο της αποθήκης πυρομαχικών

Let us go inside an underground ammuniton bunker. Entriamo nel tunnel della riservetta Ας πάμε στην αποθήκη πυρομαχικών

We go down this stairs. Scendiamo i gradini Κατεβαίνουμε τα σκαλοπάτια

We are entering the underground ammuniton bunker. Entriamo nella riservetta sotterranea Μπένουμε στην υπόγεια αποθήκη

Gun position „Pezzo“ 1 or 2? Andiamo alla piazzuola 1 o 2? Πάμε στο κανόνι 1 ή στο 2; © Hans Peter Eisenbach 2018

Ok. Let´s go to Gun position „Pezzo“ 2 . Decidiamo di andare alla piazzuola 2. Ας πάμε στο κανόνι 2. © Hans Peter Eisenbach 2018

Window for ammuniton delivery

Ammunition Storage

Left side

Right side

Window for ammuniton delivery

Left side

Right side

Left side

Window for ammuniton delivery

Left side

Right side

Window for ammuniton delivery Finestra rifornimento munizioni Το παράθυρο για τα πυρομαχικά

Reference Photo ammuniton window on 120 mm gun position

Ok. Let´s go to Gun position „Pezzo“ 1 . Decidiamo di andare alla piazzuola 2. Ας πάμε στο κανόνι 2. © Hans Peter Eisenbach 2018

3. BREDA 20mm Gun Position on Mount SCUMBARDA Mitragliatrice BREDA da 22mm di Monte Scumbarda Πολυβόλο BREDA 22 χλστ στην Σκουμπάρδα

Light anti‐air guns on Mount SCUMBARDA Mitragliatrici leggere di M. Scumbarda Μικρά πολήβολα στην Σκουμπάρδα

BREDA 20mm machine gun

BREDA 12,2 mm machine gun

Training on BREDA 20mm Gun

Allenamento con la BREDA da 20 mm Εκπαίδευση με το πυροβόλο BREDA 20mm

Training on BREDA 20mm Gun Allenamento con la BREDA da 20 mm Εκπαίδευση με το πυροβόλο BREDA 20mm

In the background Radio Pylon Hill Nello sfondo, la Punta delle Antenne

Στο φόντο η κορυφή του Πύργου Καιρεών

View to Northwest In direzione nord‐ovest Προς βορειοδυτική κατεύθυνση

observation post in background Nello sfondo, l‘osservatorio Στο φόντο, το παρατηρητήριο

In the background left Mount Appetici

View to Appetici

3. 102mm gun position 388 DIAPORI (Bay of Serocampo) Batteria PL 388 da 102/35 a Diapori (Serocampo) Πυροβολαρχία PL 388

στο ∆ιαπόρι (Ξηρόκαμπο)

102mm L 35 gun on Mount DIAPORI Un pezzo da 102/35 a Diapori Ένα κανόνι 102/35 στο ∆ιαπόρι

DIAPORI = Gun Position No. 388

388

Gun position 388 DIAPORI at the Bay of Serocampo

Gun Position PL 388 with 4 x 102mm L/35 naval gun at Diapori Batteria navale PL 388 con 4 pezzi da 102/35 a Diapori Πυροβολαρχία PL 388 με 4 κανόνια 102/35 στο ∆ιαπόρι

Gun Position PL 388 with 4 x 102mm L/35 naval gun at Diapori

102 mm gun at Position PL 388 DIAPORI with crew.

Air Alert Device

Distance Finder at Gun Position PL 388 Diapori Telemetro della batteria PL388 di Diapori Τηλέμετρο στην Πυροβολαρχία PL 388 στο ∆ιαπόρι

Gun Position PL 388 with 4 x 102mm L/35 naval gun at Diapori

281

281 388

View from PL 388 to Southwest Vista dalla PL388 in direzione sud‐ovest Τοπίο από την PL388 προς νοτιοδυτική κατεύθυνση

Radio Pylon Hill

Kalymnos

Bay of Serocampo Baia di Serocampo

76mm Air Defence Gun Position PL 281 at Point Diapori Batteria antiaerea PL281 da 76mm a Punta Diapori Αντιαεροπορική πυροβολαρχία PL 281 στο Άκρο ∆ιαπόρι

BREDA 13,2 mm Air Defence Gun Position at Point Diapori Mitragliatice antiaerea BREDA da 13mm a Punta Diapori Αντιαεροπορικό πυροβόλο BREDA 13mm στο Άκρο ∆ιαπόρι

Reference photo

Breda 13,2 mm Mod. 31 in heavy navy double mount. Breda 13,2 mm Mod. 31 in impianto binato pesante, a punteria vincolata.

BREDA 13,2 mm ir Defence Gun Position at Point Diapori Mitragliatice antiaerea BREDA da 13mm a Punta Diapori Αντιαεροπορικό πυροβόλο BREDA 13mm στο Άκρο ∆ιαπόρι Gun facing over Bay of Serocampo to SCUMBARDA

Bay of Serocampo Baia di Serocampo Ορμος Ξηροκάμπος

Radio Pylon Hill

Bay of Serocampo Baia di Serocampo Όρμος Ξηρόκαμπος

Gun facing over Bay of Serocampo to SCUMBARDA

Kalymnos

On September 26, 1943 German aircraft started to bomb LEROS. Main targets were also Mount SCUMBARDA and DIAPORI. Il 26 settembre del 1943 l‘aviazione tedesca iniziò il bombardamento di Leros. Tra gli obbiettivi primari dell‘attacco c‘erano anche Scumbarda e Diapori.

Το 26 Σεπτεμβρίου 1943, τα γερμανικά αεροπλάνα αρχίσουν να βομβαρδίσουν Λέρο. Στόχος της επίθεσης ήταν επίσης Σκουμπάρδα και ∆ιαπόρι.

Leros today RADIO PYLON HILL Mount SCUMBARDA Lakki

R E S f o ay

O P M A C DIAPORI

September 26, 1943 German aircraft on their way to LEROS. Targets Mount SCUMBARDA and DIAPORI.

DIAPORI

Bay of Mount SEROCAMPO SCUMBARDA

Telendos

Leros 1943

German aircraft

Lakki

DIAPORI

Mount SCUMBARDA

SOUTH

Bay of SEROCAMPO

SCUMBARDA November 15, 1943

Dive bomber attacks against 152 mm artillery and 76 mm air defence guns on Mount SCUMBARDA Attacco con bombardieri contro le batterie navale e contraerea di Monte Scumbarda Βομβαρδισμός των πυροβολαρχιών ναυτική και αντιαεροπορική της Σκουμπάρδα.

Today

SCUMBARDA

RADIO PYLON HILL

But it was quite difficult to hit the guns, as shown on the next slides: Ma è abbastanza difficile colpire i pezzi, come mostrato nelle successive diapositive... Αλλά είναι αρκετά δύσκολο να κτυπήσεις τα κανόνια, όπως δείχνουν οι επόμενες εικόνες...

This concludes my briefing.Â Thanks for the speaker.

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