The Wn 71 strongpoint is one of the four defensive positions of the village of Vierville-sur-Mer. It is located on the heights overlooking the beach to the northeast of Vierville-sur-Mer. Dedicated to the close defense of the village and its accesses to the north, it consists of several shelters and tobrouks, including a casemate type SK for ...

wn 70 Secured the open strtch of field between St. Laurent and Vierville on the Plateau. You need to walk about 10 min from the street

This Wn is situated on the hill above the Vierville valley and covering its eastern side and the sea front. Two 8cm Gr.W.34 mortars situated in field positions, two Ic116 Tobruk´s, one covering the rear and the other the eastern flank using s.MG.34 machine guns.

Wn71 Vierville-sur-Mer est. Several 5cm mortars, machine-guns and a small cannon. 5cm mortar. Mg34. Troops. Wn71 Vierville-sur-Mer est. Back up the Rue de Mer there is a track leading into the field. Omaha Beach. The area this defence covers the American sector of Dog Green. The 11th Battalion 726th Regiment covered this area. The landings.

Two double machine gun stands are located on the edge of the cliff behind the houses which line the main road away from the beach, but these are inaccessible from the top of the cliffs. Directions to bunker sites in this area...

“ Wn” is the German abbreviation of Wiederstandnest, which literally means “nest of resistance”. In military terms, this is a strongpoint. This page allows you to discover the different strongpoints of the Atlantic Wall, between the mouth of the Orne to the east and La Hougue in the Cotentin Peninsula to the west.

Photo aérienne de la Percée le 27 avril 1944(depuis Englesqueville jusqu'à Vierville, WN 72 à 74) (détails) Les WN71 et 72, vers 7h30 le 6 juin. On aperçoit le mur antichar et sa chicane, le fossé dans la route et les 2 bunkers du WN72

wn 71 WN71 is one of the four defensive positions of the village of Vierville-sur-Mer. It is located on the heights overlooking the beach to the northeast of Vierville-sur-Mer. Dedicated to the close defense of the village and its accesses to the north, it consists of several shelters and Tobruks, including a casemate type SK for two machine ...

2021年11月8日 · Die Widerstandsnester 71, 72 und 73 bildeten zusammen eine starke Verteidigungsstellung, welche das rund 1.800 Meter lange Tal und die Straße vom Strand nach Vierville-sur-Mer sicherte.

Le Wn 71 est l’un des quatre points d’appui du village de Vierville-sur-Mer. Il est situé sur les hauteurs dominant la plage au nord-est de Vierville-sur-Mer. Dédié à la défense rapprochée du village et de ses accès au nord, il se compose de plusieurs abris et tobrouks, dont une casemate type SK pour deux mitrailleuses (avec une ...