"It was a nearly
100-meter-high cliff, with perpendicular sides jutting
out into the Channel.
It looked down on Utah Beach to the left and Omaha
Beach to the right. There were six 155mm cannon in
heavily
reinforced concrete bunkers that were capable of hitting
either beach with their big shells. " (from World
War II History dot Info)
To see pictures of the devastation scroll down the page.
Run your mouse over the pics to see more pics.
I'm no expert, but I would say these
are from aerial bombardement. Some of them even hit
their mark...
This is where I truly gained respect
for the pure random killing power of high explosives.
Some of the bunkers are still intact
and those you can go down into. Though I would recommend
that you bring a flashlight...
This is a 155mm gun mount. It could
rotate a full size howitzer 360 degrees to fire in
any direction. Each mounting bracket weighs about
as much as a car and is a lot more compact. The one
in the hidden picture was thrown by a bomb about
75 meters from it's original position.
Okay that's enough narrative.
To sum up:
Big holes, dark rooms filled with mud.
For the whole story from
WWII History dot Info click here.
See story with historical
pictures (in French) by
clicking here
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at Colleville by clicking HERE!!!
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the American Cemetery by clicking HERE!!!
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