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The southern gun turret at Stevns Fort, officially designated Piece 2, is one of the fort's two twin-barrelled 150 mm armoured turrets and together with the northern turret (Piece 1) forms the fort's original main armament. Unlike the northern turret, Piece 2 stands freely accessible outside the fence of the Cold War Museum Stevns Fort and can be seen without an entrance fee. The cannons originate from the German battleship Gneisenau, which was decommissioned in 1942. Two of the ship's twin turrets with 15 cm secondary artillery were installed during the occupation at the coastal battery at Grådyb on Fanø, and after the war were moved to Stevns, where they were mounted as the fort's main battery in 1952–55. The cannons had a range of around 22 km and were aimed at the southern approach to the Øresund and Faxe Bay, where they were to protect sea minefields planned in the event of war to prevent the Warsaw Pact fleet from breaking through into the Kattegat and onwards into the Atlantic. Piece 2 and the surrounding southern section of the underground installation were mothballed in the early 1980s when the fort was modernised and concentrated around the northern section. The installation — including both gun turrets — was listed in 2012 as part of the overall Stevns Fort. The turret stands on the cliff edge with views over the Øresund and is connected to the underground guided tour at the museum, where you can see the ammunition magazine and the elevator that transported shells up to the cannon. The turret itself can be seen from outside year-round; access to the interior fort system requires a guided tour at the museum. Located at Korsnæbsvej, Rødvig, just south of the main entrance to the Cold War Museum Stevns Fort. Accessible from the hiking trail along Stevns Klint.