Trip to the German Naval Batteries at Longues-sur-Mére, France

The battery were part of the atlantic wall defence,

it consisted of 4 155mm guns, with a range of approximately 22 kilometers.

They could fire 6 rounds per minute.

On D-day they took part in the battles of Normandy, firing on allied ships on Omaha and Gold Beach.

Before D-Day, the allies had dropped over 600 tons bombs in attempt to destroy the battery at Longues-sur-Mére, without succes.

at 3.pm on D-day only one of the 4 guns were still intact, but already 3 hours later, the battery was destroyed.

This is the only remaining battery of the atlantic wall.

1 of the 4 naval guns, this one badly damaged in the fighting of D-day 6th June 1944.

Naval gun #2 at a glance.

Inside look at the operating of the naval gun.

The full view of the gun.

On-view of the Bunker.