Longues-Sur-Mer Battery aug-09 (pic heavy 23)

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this german battery, which gave the allied ships and gold beach a pounding on the morning of 6th june is the only battery that still has its guns, there are 4 gun batterys (1 destoryed) and a range finder bunker to the front of them.









a bit of art work in 1 of them, a dead soldier an a gun


the destoryed battery


a serial number on the destoryed gun, you can just see the german eagle on the end of it


the range finder bunker next



gun hole in the range finder

steps to the lower deck of the range finder

view from the top deck

view on to the mulberry harbour from the front of the range finder


the 4 guns from the range finder

guns 3 an 4 from the top of gun 2


i could post more but i think there is enough for now , ADMIN if you feel this post is too big plz feel free to delete it

thanks for looking