sightseeings and cities (Wikipedia) in the near of Merville-Franceville-Plage:
Merville Gun Battery / 0.3 km
The Merville Gun Battery was a coastal fortification in Normandy, France, in use as part of the Germans' Atlantic Wall built to defend continental Europe from Allied invasion. It was a particularly heavily fortified position and one of the first places to be attacked by Allied forces during the (...) (mehr)Terence Otway / 0.3 km
Lieutenant Colonel Terence Brandram Hastings Otway DSO, (15 June 1914 – 23 July 2006) was an officer in the British Army, best known for his role as commander of the paratroop assault on the Merville Battery on D-Day. (...) (mehr)Battle of Merville Gun Battery / 0.5 km
The Battle of Merville Gun Battery occurred on 6 June 1944, as part of Operation Tonga, part of the Normandy landings, during the Second World War. Allied intelligence believed the Merville Gun Battery was composed of heavy-calibre guns that could threaten the British landings at Sword Beach, only (...) (mehr)Gonneville-en-Auge / 1.2 km
Gonneville-en-Auge is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. (...) (mehr)Merville-Franceville-Plage / 1.3 km
Merville-Franceville-Plage is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. (...) (mehr)powered by Geonames.org, Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap
