The artillery tower Tour Vauban at the Port-en-Bessin harbour, built 1694, also used by the Germans as an observatory post during World War 2. Huppain
Port-en-Bessin, Huppain - La Tour Vauban: The Vauban tower, defence tower of the harbour - also used by the Germans as an observatory post during WW2. The tower was built in 1694 by Benjamin de Combes to defend against pirates and to impede invasion by the Englishmen. Port-en-Bessin is a municipality in Bessin 9 km north of the city Bayeux, often just called the "Port" by the locals. The two villages, Port-en-Bessin and Huppain, were amalgamated in 1972. The port, situated in a bay in the English Channel, has existed since the Roman Period, and the shipyards in this village were used by William The Conqueror to build the fleet he used to invade England in 1066. Port-en-Bessin was liberated by the Allies on D-day in Operation Overlord . The village became a terminal for the PLUTO pipeline supplying the Allied vehicles with fuel from August 1944.
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Location: Port-en-Bessin, Huppain, Normandy, France
Photo credit: © Niels Quist / Alamy / Afripics
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