Wn73 is situated high on the cliffs at the western end of Omaha Beach at Vierville-sur-Mer and has a commanding view over the beach to the east of the position. Located halfway up the cliff facing east you can find a block type construction known as a Pakstand where a 75mm Pak field gun was located.

Wn73 Vierville-sur-Mer ouest. Wn73 on the eastern flank of StP Vierville covering the beach exit with Wn's 72 & 71. Based around an old derelict house 'Maison Gambier' and two mortar Tobruk's for 8.1cm Brant (f) mortars. There would also have been quite a few machine guns situated pointing down onto the beach and valley.

The Wn 73 strongpoint is one of the four defensive point of the village of Vierville-sur-Mer. It is located northwest of the valley of Vierville-sur-Mer, all around a house abandoned by the local population during the installation of the Germans. It includes a casemate for artillery guns, several shelters and tobrouks.

St Joseph Hospital Main Campus, Bellingham, WA (WN73WN73) flight tracking (arrivals, departures, en route, and scheduled flights) and airport status.

WN or Widerstandsnest 72 is part of the Atlantic Wall. Together with WN 71 and WN 73 it guarded the Dog-1 exit towards Vierville-sur-mer. They were built in 1943-44 . These three German Widerstandsneste are situated in the Dog Green sector which saw some of the heaviest fighting in the morning of june 6, 1944.

Click on the images below to discover more about each of the accessible Widerstandsnests (Wn) and Strongpoints (Stp) bunker sites around the Omaha Beach area in Normandy.

“ 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.

A map from the Great Circle Mapper. Great Circle Mapper. FAQ Featured Maps More Home Map Distances. From To Initial Heading Magnetic Heading Distance; Total: 4,487 mi ... 4,487 mi: Show Hide latitude and longitude Show Hide fractional heading OSL (60°11'38"N 11°06'01"E) WN73 (48°46'28"N 122°28'26"W)

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2002年10月6日 · According to his material, the sector of beach in question runs from Pointe du Hoc eastward to about 1.5km NE of Colleville-sur-Mer. There are 17 positions marked WN60 - WN76. The information indicates that there are two positions marked WN64, and …