This article presents the history of the German H.K.A.A. (Heer Küste Artillerie Abteilung—Army Coastal Artillery Group) 1161 during the WWII in the Finistère (FR). The emplacements Stps Av 34 or Av 55, Av 64, Av 66a, Av 67 of its four companies 1./H.K.A.A. 1161, 2./H.K.A.A. 1161, 3./H.K.A.A. 1161 and 4./H.K.A.A. 1161 have been visited and the preservation state of the remaining components, at about 77 years from the end of the WWII, ascertained. The problem of inhomogeneities between the information from different historical sources has been addressed by not altering the information from a source also in case of partial agreement with information from other sources and to discuss the information from different sources in case of relevant discrepancies in order to obtain the correct information. The preservation of the emplacements in the future is not assured, in fact, no classification as monuments or architectural heritage is foreseen and they are menaced by the expansion of the urbanization of the nearby cities.
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