V-3 cannon, Marais Audomarois

Name: V-3 cannon
Address: Marais Audomarois, France

#1 among attractions in Marais Audomarois

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The V-3 (German: Vergeltungswaffe 3, was a German World War II large-caliber gun working on the multi-charge principle whereby secondary propellant charges are fired to add velocity to a projectile. ()

Local name: V3 Coordinates: 50°51'15"N, 1°45'30"E

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V-3 cannon – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cité Europe, Fortress of Mimoyecques, Wissant, Channel Outlet.

5.9 miN
Shopping centre, Shopping
Cité Europe, Coquelles
152 min walk • Cité Europe is a shopping centre located next to the French terminal of the Channel Tunnel at Coquelles. Inaugurated on March 21, 1995, approximately 10 months after the Tunnel opened, Cité Europe has over 140 shops, a hypermarket, a 12-screen cinema complex and around twenty restaurants.
~620 ftS
Museum
Fortress of Mimoyecques, Landrethun-le-Nord
3 min walk • The Fortress of Mimoyecques is the modern name for a Second World War underground military complex built by the forces of Nazi Germany between 1943 and 1944. It was intended to house a battery of V-3 cannons aimed at London, 165 kilometres away.
4.7 miNW
Locality
Wissant
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5.5 miN
50°55'42"N • 1°48'25"E
Channel Outlet, Coquelles
142 min walk • Shopping centre, Shopping
1.7 miNW
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4.9 miE
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Locality
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Locality
Marquise
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Locality
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Locality
Peuplingues
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