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

Historical Information
Caption     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
WW2-Era Location Name Merville, Basse-Normandie, France
Date 20 May 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Identification Code   9309-08 MH 24804
 
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Photos on Same Day 20 May 1944
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 698 x 501 pixels



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WW2-Era Location Name:
Merville, Basse-Normandie, France

Latitude-Longitude:
49.2694, -0.1978

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