Merville Gun Battery, Merville-Franceville-Plage

Name: Merville Gun Battery
Address: Place du 9eme Bataillon, Merville-Franceville-Plage, 14810, France
Telephone: +33 2 31 91 47 53

#1 among attractions in Merville-Franceville-Plage

Top attraction, Military museum, Historical place, Museum

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The Merville Gun Battery is a decommissioned coastal fortification in Normandy, France, which was built as part of the Germans' Atlantic Wall to defend continental Europe from Allied invasion. It was a particularly heavily fortified position and one of the first places to be attacked by Allied forces during the Normandy Landings commonly known as D-Day. A British force under the command of Terence Otway succeeded in capturing this position, suffering heavy casualties. ()

Local name: Batterie de Merville Coordinates: 49°16'11"N, 0°11'48"W

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Place du 9eme BataillonMerville-Franceville-Plage 14810 France

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+33 2 31 91 47 53

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Day trips

Merville Gun Battery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pegasus Bridge, Memorial Pegasus, Ranville War Cemetery, Château de Bénouville.

4 miSW
Historic bridge and D-Day crossing point
Pegasus Bridge, Bénouville
102 min walk • Pegasus Bridge, a historical bascule bridge located in the city of Bénouville, France, is a site of profound World War II significance. This bridge, spanning the Caen Canal near the town of Ranville, played a pivotal role in the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944.
3.9 miSW
Monuments and statues, History museum, Historical place
Memorial Pegasus, Ranville
99 min walk • Memorial Pegasus at Ranville in Lower Normandy is a museum and memorial to the 6th Airborne Division in the Normandy landings and particular the capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges.
3.8 miSW
Cemetery
Ranville War Cemetery, Ranville
98 min walk • Ranville War Cemetery is a Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France, located in Ranville, 10 km north east of Caen, Normandy.
4.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Château de Bénouville, Bénouville
114 min walk • The Château de Bénouville is a building in Bénouville, Normandy, near Caen. It was designed in 1769 by architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux and built in 1770-74 and 1776-80 at the request of Hyppolite-François Sanguin, marquis of Livry and his marquise Thérèse Bonne Gillain de Bénouville, heiress of the property.
4 miW
49°15'0"N • 0°16'50"W
Girafou, Bénouville
103 min walk • Amusement, Game and entertainment center, Theme park
2.4 miW
Canal
Canal de Caen à la Mer, Caen
63 min walk • Canal de Caen à la Mer is a short canal in the department of Calvados, France, connecting the Port of Caen, in the city of Caen, downstream to the town of Ouistreham and the English Channel.
4.7 miE
Farmer's market, Shopping, Market
Halles de Dives, Dives-sur-Mer
119 min walk • Les Halles de Dives-sur-Mer are a building located in Dives-sur-Mer, in France.
4.6 miW
Church
St. Vigor Church, Colleville-Montgomery
117 min walk • The Saint-Vigor church is a Catholic church located in Colleville-Montgomery, in the French department of Calvados in the Normandy region.
4.6 miE
Church
Church of Our Lady, Dives-sur-Mer
118 min walk • Notre-Dame Church is a Catholic church located in Dives-sur-Mer, in the French department of Calvados in the Normandy region. It was the site of an important pilgrimage that lasted mainly until the Wars of Religion and the destruction of an object...
2.8 miNW
49°17'14"N • 0°15'9"W
Le Grand bunker musée du mur de l'atlantique Ouistreham Normandie, Ouistreham
71 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
1.3 miNW
City wall
Redoute de Merville
34 min walk • The Merville Redoubt is an old military building, built in 1779, which stands on the French commune of Merville-Franceville Plage in the Calvados department, Normandy region.