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German bunker

Name: German bunker
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Location: Longues-Sur-Mer, Bayeux, Manche, France

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3. Bunker 1 Standard construction M272 – German bunker loop from Le Paisty Vert

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toreau

May 18, 2022

A very well preserved, impressive part of the North Atlantic Wall. Very lonely during the week in February/March, almost spooky if you are there alone

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Nico

July 19, 2022

Especially in this bunker it is easy to see how ineffective some hits were and at the same time how difficult it must have been to attack such a position

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Chris

May 19, 2024

The German gun battery at Longues-sur-Mer was perfectly positioned to withstand the landings of June 6, 1944. The guns were aimed at Omaha and Gold Beach. On D-Day the battery fought a duel with the Allied fleet.

At sunrise it was finally silenced. The German gun battery at Longues-sur-Mer may not have been the strongest, but it was one of the best positioned to withstand the landings of June 6, 1944 in Normandy. The guns were positioned slightly behind the edge of the 60 meter high cliff and were aimed at Omaha and Gold Beach, directly opposite the Allied fleet. The coastal battery at Longues-sur-Mer was part of the coastal defense, the Atlantic Wall.

It was built in four months by the German Navy in the first half of 1944. It consisted of one 120mm and four 150mm guns in concrete bunkers. The battery was operational in May 1944. But the fire control post on the edge of the cliff was not yet equipped with the necessary equipment to properly hit ship targets. On D-Day, the Longues-sur-Mer battery fought a fierce duel with the Allied fleet. This forced a number of ships to withdraw. In any case, the five guns were shut down one by one. Some were hit by direct hits. Finally, British troops, who had landed on Gold Beach, took over the position on June 7, capturing the garrison of 180 men.

Now the battery is one of the best preserved in France and the only place where the original guns are still located, which were then capable of firing 45 kg shells up to 22 km. The view from the fire control post, dug into the cliff, gives a great view over the Bay of the Seine.

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German bunker

1. German bunker – Cliffs of the Baie de Seine loop from Les Loges

2. Cliffs of the Baie de Seine – View of the beach loop from Le Paisty Vert

3. Bunker 1 Standard construction M272 – German bunker loop from Le Paisty Vert

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