Julholm torpedo battery
The Julholm torpedo battery ( Norwegian : Julholmen torpedobatteri ) is a former German torpedo battery in the Norwegian municipality of Molde . Parts of the system have been preserved.
It is located at the tip of the Julholmen peninsula on the east side of the Julsund and after the German occupation of Norway in 1940 during World War II it was used to secure the sea access to Molde, which is about ten kilometers further east. The battery was part of the Atlantic Wall and was part of around 1,500 defensive structures along the Norwegian coast.
It was under the Marine Artillery Division 505 and was equipped with two 45 centimeter torpedo tubes . In June 1944 the armament was exchanged for two German 53.3 centimeter torpedo tubes.
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Coordinates: 62 ° 44 ′ 5.7 ″ N , 6 ° 58 ′ 6.5 ″ E