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A
battery of the Atlantic Wall surrenders
Situated west of Arromanches in Normandy, Longues-sur-Mer overlooks
the ocean at the top of a 65 meters height cliff, a perfect position
where the Germans have installed a four 150 mm guns battery. The Allies
forces do not land troops in this area on 6 June 1944, but farther
east at Le Hamel, Gold Beach zone. On the D-Day the battery fire on
the allied fleet, but several battleships crushes the blockhouses
under their fire and reduce the guns to silence; the battery of Longues-sur-Mer
surrenders to the British the next day with the 184 men garrison.
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| LONGUES-SUR-MER
(Calvados
- 8 km north of Bayeux) |
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Longues-sur-Mer
battery
Four 150 mm guns of 19,5 kilometers range equiped this battery.
A fire control casemate, hardly completed on 6 June 1944, was
installed at the cliff edge.
Situation : access from the D514 road
(follow the road-sign)
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plans et illustrations sont protégés par copyright |
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