During the occupation of France, the German Navy set up a huge 4 x 210 mm gun battery in Crisbecq, a small village located in the Saint-Marcouf district. This battery represented a real …

In the Utah Beach sector, for instance, 110 guns from 75 to 210 mm were arrayed, capable of destroying landing craft or armored vehicles. In thirty sites along the Normandy beaches, …

The main armament were three Czechoslovakian 21 cm Kanone 39 cannons, two of which housed in heavily fortified casemates up to 10 feet thick of concrete. The battery, with a range …

Check out the big gun batteries behind Utah Beach. Full day: Utah Beach Landing Museum > Azeville Batterie. > Crisbecq Batterie > Crisbecq Command Bunker.

The newly remodeled Utah Beach Museum honors the actions of Allied sailors and soldiers that day. Founded in 1962, it was the result of the efforts of Michel de Vallavieille, the mayor of …

The naval fortification at St. Marcouf and the 210 mm artillery pieces, created an increasing problem for the allied invasion forces on Utah beach. Ground forces of the 4. US Division, …

The discovery of the batteries existence does explain why Utah Beach was still being shelled two days after D-Day, despite Pointe du Hoc and Longues-Sur-Mer being in Allied hands. How and …

The 210-mm guns had a range of 32,800 yards -- 18.5 miles -- and they fired on the USS Corry at less than 3 miles -- virtually point-blank range. Above: Description of Utah Beach batteries …

The only heavy battery on the eastern coast of the Cotentin Peninsula, the Crisbecq Battery, was located 2.5 kilometers from the shore on a crest overlooking all of Utah Beach. From Crisbecq, …

The Azeville positions housed 105-mm. guns and, like the one above, were camouflaged to look like stone houses. The Crisbecq fort shown below housed a 210-mm. gun. --106--