It is one of the German batteries of the Atlantic Wall, the most powerful of the D-Day beaches. You can visit no fewer than 22 blockhouses and learn more about this strategic site from which the first cannon shot was fired at dawn on June 6, 1944.

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October 29, 2021

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Because of the 210mm guns covering Utah Beach, the Saint-Marcouf Battery was of great strategic importance and thus the target of fierce attacks designed to undermine that position.
Crisbecq was …

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Jan 🇳🇱

April 30, 2023

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well worth the visit, despite it being a commercial business for sure

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Location: Saint-Marcouf, Cherbourg, Manche, France

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