Merville Gun Battery
The Merville Gun Battery was a coastal fortification in Normandy, France, in use as part of the Germans' Atlantic Wall built to defend continental Europe from Allied invasion. It was a particularly heavily fortified position and one of the first places to be attacked by Allied forces during the Normandy Landings commonly known as D-Day. A British force under the command of Terence Otway succeeded in capturing this position, suffering heavy casualties.
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Merville Gun Battery
The Merville Gun Battery was a coastal fortification in Normandy, France, in use as part of the Germans' Atlantic Wall built to defend continental Europe from Allied invasion. It was a particularly heavily fortified position and one of the first places to be attacked by Allied forces during the Normandy Landings commonly known as D-Day. A British force under the command of Terence Otway succeeded in capturing this position, suffering heavy casualties.
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World War II
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The Merville Battery today
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Several casemates and trench system
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Germany 1944, France 1944–present
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Concrete, steel, barbed wire
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La batterie de Merville est l' ...... t l'un des exploits du jour J.
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The Merville Gun Battery was a ...... n, suffering heavy casualties.
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Artilleriebatterie bei Merville
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Batterie de Merville
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Batterij van Merville
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Merville Gun Battery
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Merville Gun Battery
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