[Photo] Aerial photo of the gun battery at Merville, Normandy, France after bombardment, circa May 1944; note the bombing failed to neutralize the battery before Normandy landings

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Aerial photo of the gun battery at Merville, Normandy, France after bombardment, circa May 1944; note the bombing failed to neutralize the battery before Normandy landings ww2dbase

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ww2dbaseImperial War Museum

Identification Code

9309-08 MH 24804

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Normandy Campaign, Phase 1	Main article	Photos	Maps
Merville Gun Battery	Main article	Photos

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C. Peter Chen

Added Date

29 Jun 2008

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Crown Copyright / Public Domain. According to the Crown Copyright laws of the United Kingdom, copyright protection has expired for photographs created prior to 1 Jun 1957.

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Modern Day Location

WW2-Era Place Name	Merville, Basse-Normandie, France
Lat/Long	49.2694, -0.1978

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