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France Batterie Lounges-sur-Mer

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The Lounges-sur-Mer battery is located near Longues-sur-Mer on the French Atlantic coast in Normandy on the English Channel. On the day of the invasion, the battery was fired upon by the battleship USS Arkansas (US Navy) and the cruisers HMS Ajax (Royal Navy) and FFL Georges Leygues (Force Françaises Libres). On June 6, the battery fired 170 shots without sinking or damaging any ship of the invasion fleet. The entire battery crew (184 men, half of them over 40 years old) surrendered without a fight on the morning of June 7. It is the only gun emplacement of that time in which the guns remain.

Travel Information

There are already signs for the gun emplacement in the village of Lounges-sur-Mer.
Parking is available directly on site.

Spot Type Outdoor

Crowd Factor Lots of people

Best Timing Daytime

Sunrise & Sunset 08:38 - 18:54 | current local time: 03:33

Photo Themes Monument War

Locations Normandy Normandie Longues-sur-Mer Fosse d´Espagne

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