Amfreville battery
WWII German artillery battery in Normandy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Amfreville battery (also known as York battery) was a World War II German artillery battery constructed close to the French village of Querqueville, 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Cherbourg Naval Base, in northwestern France. It formed part of Germany's Atlantic Wall coastal fortifications and protected the western entrance to the port of Cherbourg. The battery engaged British and US ships towards the end of June 1944 before the battery fell to advancing US forces on 26 June 1944.
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Amfreville battery | |
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La Batterie d'Azeville | |
Part of Atlantic Wall | |
Querqueville, Normandy, France | |
Coordinates | 49.6638°N 1.7078°W / 49.6638; -1.7078 |
Code | Stützpunkt (Stp) 277 |
Site information | |
Open to the public | No |
Condition | Private ownership |
Site history | |
Built | 1943 (1943) |
Built by | Organisation Todt |
In use | 1944 |
Materials | Concrete and steel |
Battles/wars | Invasion of Normandy |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 260th Marine Artillery Battalion |
Occupants | German |
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