Prior to construction of Marine Küsten Batterie "Marcouf" (Naval Coastal Battery Marcouf) or Seeziel Batterie "Marcouf" (Sea Target Battery Marcouf) an...
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IA00121719 House at 11 Rue de l'Abreuvoir IA00121720 House at 2 Rue de la Batterie IA00121720 Villa les Tourelles at 7 Rue de la Batterie IA00121723 Le Norval...
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Houlgate (section Bois de Boulogne)
Butte de Houlgate. These installations were the target of several aerial and naval attacks between 26 April and 21 August 1944. The Batterie de Tournebride...
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Sector Bttn 8 Not in 716 Div Sector: At Maisy La Martiniere - WN84 (352 Inf Div) Bttn 9. Not in 716 Div Sector: At Maisy Les Perruques - WN83 (352 Inf Div)...
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Helmut Roemer and Erwin Sauer, in: HK.von Keusgen, Pegasus-Bruecke und Batterie Mrville (014) At 22:56 on 5 June, 1944, the six gliders towed by Halifax...
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occupying forces during the Second World War. The Merville Gun Battery (Batterie de Merville) is an historic site situated on the eastern flank of the landing...
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Colleville-Montgomery. Official Website Website of "Les Amis du Suffolk Régiment" Hillman Batterie Memorial Aspect of the fortification La Redoute v t e...
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constructed to protect the port of Cherbourg. The French installed three canon de 164 mm Modèle 1893 artillery pieces in 1926. During the German advance into...
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Bény-sur-Mer (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
approach protected by La Mue, was a doctrinally laid-out four gun German ‘batterie-sized’ tactical position, with perimeter crewed weapon fighting positions...
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vicinity owned by a knight subordinate to William the Conqueror, Anchetil de Greye. On D-Day, not garrisoned as a defensible strong point, Graye-sur-Mer...
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