Gun crew: Each gun was attended by 150 men, in other words the whole battery was 8 officers and 600 all ranks strong.
Observation-posts: The main observation-post (concrete) was built in Albert’s Parc; auxiliary posts were connected to it by phones, such was the case for the one of the hotel Belle-Vue at Wenduyne, and the other called “Fulda” at Mariakerke.
Ammunition supply: was done by railway.
Historical account: The construction of the Deutschland battery was done piece by piece and began in the early part of September 1915.
Belgian labour was requisitioned for that work, with Russian prisoners of war, the hands employed for that battery amounted to seven hundred that toiled months on end for it.
The battery’s activity culminated in 1918, specially in May, going increasingly from the 1st of June up to the 15th, 16th, 17th of October 1918. After the last fire which occurred on the morning of the 17th of October the German disabled the guns and left them few hours later, the battery was then captured by our boys, on their way for victory.
4.—German Battery “Tirpitz” at Ostend.
Armement: Four 12 inch guns, firing at a range of 35 kilometers a shell weighing 375 kilos needing a charge of 103 kilos.
The tube was 12 meters 90 cms long.
Gun crew: 5 officers and 400 other ranks.