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.

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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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Calvados contains Longues-sur-Mer battery
Bessin hasHeritageSite Longues-sur-Mer battery