An unfinished casement for a 210mm gun at the Saint-Marcouf Battery, Crisbecq, Normandy, France.

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"The battery of Crisbecq was built to be the main strongpoint of the Cotentin east coast, but only two casemates were completed out of four on D-Day. The position was heavily bombed in the night of 5-6 June 1944, however the battery was able to oppose to the Landing. On the D-Day the solid defensive system kept in check the American parachutists. On 7 June, the 210 mm guns sank a destroyer; at the end of the day the 4th Infantry Division was always stopped in front of the blockhouses. The following day, three American battleships, together rammed the position and ended up reducing it to silence. The German Kriegsmarine garrison evacuated the battery in the night of 11-12 June. The Commander of the battery, Oberleutnant Omhsen, was distinguished for his action against the allied landing. "

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Size: 5129px × 3419px
Location: Saint-Marcouf Battery, Crisbecq, Normandy, France.
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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