View of the roof of a M272 design, German casemates, at Longues-sur-Mer batterie, they traded blows with Allied ships on D-Day, June 6th,1944,
The Longues-sur-Mer battery (German: Marineküstenbatterie (MKB) Longues-sur-Mer; also designated Widerstandsnest (Wn) 48) is a World War II German coastal artillery battery approximately 1 km ( mi) north of the village of Longues-sur-Mer in Normandy, France. The battery is sited on a 60 m (200 ft) cliff overlooking the Baie de Seine and formed a part of Germany's Atlantic Wall coastal fortifications, between the Allied landing sectors of Gold Beach and Omaha Beach.
Size: 5468px × 3645px
Location: Longues-sur-Mer Battery, Normandy, France
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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