Amfreville battery
Amfreville battery (also known as York battery) was a World War II German artillery battery constructed close to the French village of Querqueville, 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Cherbourg, in northwestern France. It formed part of Germany's Atlantic Wall coastal fortifications and protected the western entrance to the port of Cherbourg. The battery engaged British and US ships towards the end of June 1944 before the battery fell to advancing US forces on 26 June 1944.
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Amfreville battery
Amfreville battery (also known as York battery) was a World War II German artillery battery constructed close to the French village of Querqueville, 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Cherbourg, in northwestern France. It formed part of Germany's Atlantic Wall coastal fortifications and protected the western entrance to the port of Cherbourg. The battery engaged British and US ships towards the end of June 1944 before the battery fell to advancing US forces on 26 June 1944.
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Stützpunkt (Stp) 277
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Querqueville, Normandy, France
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Concrete and steel
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Amfreville battery
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La Batterie d'Azeville
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German
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Amfreville battery
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