Longues-sur-Mer battery
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The Longues-sur-Mer battery is a well-preserved German coastal artillery site from World War II in Normandy, France, that played a key role during the D-Day landings and is now a major historical landmark.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military site
ⓘ
coastal artillery battery ⓘ historical monument ⓘ |
| armament |
15 cm TbtsK C/36 gun
ⓘ
150 mm naval gun ⓘ |
| bombardedBy |
Allied air forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Allied naval artillery ⓘ |
| builtBy | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
2nd Devonshire Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1944 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1943 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dateOfCapture | 1944-06-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1944-06-06 ⓘ |
| engagedTarget | Allied invasion fleet ⓘ |
| garrison | German 1st Battalion of Artillery Regiment 1716 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonSize | approximately 180 men ⓘ |
| hasOriginalGuns | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ammunition bunker
ⓘ
concrete casemate ⓘ fire-control bunker ⓘ observation post ⓘ open gun emplacement ⓘ trench system ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationStart | 2001 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calvados department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Longues-sur-Mer NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Arromanches-les-Bains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gold Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ Omaha Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumRange | approximately 20 km ⓘ |
| notableEvent | D-Day landings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMainGuns | 4 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationState | well-preserved ⓘ |
| significance |
key German coastal battery on D-Day
ⓘ
major historical landmark in Normandy ⓘ |
| status | preserved ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedBy | German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitorCentre | present ⓘ |
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