AZEVILLE Manche - 10 km south-east of Valognes The stubborn resistance of the German battery Situated on the east coast of the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy, the German coastal battery - Stützpunkt 133 - had a 170 men garrison, and four blockhouses with 105 mm heavy guns. On 6 June 1944, it was unsuccessful in repulsing the Allied Forces landing on Utah Beach; indeed, the guns were at their maximal range. In the evening of 7 June, the 4th American Infantry Division was pinned down by Azeville and Crisbecq-Saint-Marcouf defences. On 8 June, the assaults of the 22nd Regimental Combat Team broke against battery of Azeville. In the meantime, at the request of his commander, Azeville battery opened fire on Crisbecq-Saint-Marcouf blockhouses, to drive back American infantry penetrations. But, Azeville was encircled and shelled, then attacked with flame thrower, the battery fell on 9 June.
Azeville battery The German position was held by 170 gunners. It consisted of a dozen casemates, including four blockhouses with 105 mm heavy guns, a factory shelter, many underground rooms and ammunition storages. One can visit the underground sheltersq of he battery, several blockhouses communicating with underground passages. The visit is three quarter an hour long and a film about the Atlantic wall is projected. Situation : at the northern exit of the town on the D420 road (follow road-sign)
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