The Museum of the Atlantic Wall

Le poste de direction de tir de Riva-Bella est un élément constitutif du mur de l'Atlantique situé en arrière de la plage de Riva-Bella à Ouistreham, Calvados. Il abrite aujourd'hui un musée, « Le Grand Bunker », sur le thème du mur de l'Atlantique.

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1942  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Le Grand Bunker; The "Big Bunker"
museum, artillery battery, defence work, Atlantic Wall, 

• Maisons des Illustres page^@
• monument historique classé page^@
• monument historique inscrit page^@
• listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage page^@
• Base Mérimée page^@
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Location: 49.2875, -0.2523, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Norman revolt of 996 ⓘ
  

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  Battle of Val-ès-Dunes ⓘ
  1047 battle

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  Battle of Varaville ⓘ
  1057 battle

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  Battle of Caen ⓘ
  1346 battle during the Hundred Years' War

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  Siege of Caen ⓘ
  1417 siege

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  Normandy campaign of 1449-1450 ⓘ
  1449 campaign of Hundred Years War

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  Siege of Caen ⓘ
  1450 siege

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  Planned French Invasion of Britain ⓘ
  planned French invasion of Britain

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  Planned French Invasion of Britain ⓘ
  part of the 7 year's war by french fleet from Toulon and Brest, but abandoned.

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  soulèvement de Caen contre la Convention nationale ⓘ
  

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  Action of 30 May 1798 ⓘ
  1798 minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars

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  Bombing of Normandy ⓘ
  1944 Allied aerial bombing of Nazi occupied France during World War II

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  Operation Tonga ⓘ
  1944 airborne operation during World War II

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  Battle for Caen ⓘ
  1944 part of the Battle of Normandy in WWII

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  Battle of Merville Gun Battery ⓘ
  1944 battle part of Operation Tonga

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  Bombing of Caen ⓘ
  1944 Allied strategic bombing during World War II

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  Invasion of Normandy ⓘ
  1944 invasion and establishment of Western Allied forces in Normandy during WWII

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  Normandy landings ⓘ
  1944 landing operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy

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  Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry ⓘ
  1944 battle

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  Battle of Douvres Radar Station ⓘ
  1944 battle

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  Second Battle of the Odon ⓘ
  1944 battle in the Second World War

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  Battle of Verrières Ridge ⓘ
  1944 battle

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  French invasion of Normandy ⓘ
  wars in Normandy from 1200 to 1204

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  Anglo-French War of 1213–14 ⓘ
  conquest war of Philip II against England

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  Batterie de défense d'Asnelles ⓘ
  

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  Fleury Battery ⓘ
  

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  Hennequeville Battery ⓘ
  

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  Hillman Site ⓘ
  German bunker from World War II on Sword Beach, Normandy, France

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  Houlgate Battery ⓘ
  World War II German artillery battery in the Basse-Normandie region

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  La Marefontaine Battery ⓘ
  

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  Mont Canisy Battery ⓘ
  

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  The Museum of the Atlantic Wall ⓘ
  museum of the Atlantic Wall fortification

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  Merville Gun Battery ⓘ
  bunker in Mellevile, Calvados, France

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  Redoute de Merville ⓘ
  

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  Stützpunkt 05 Franceville West ⓘ
  

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  D-Day Museum ⓘ
  museum on the WW II Normandy landing in Arromanches-les-Bains, Normandy, France

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  Juno Beach Centre ⓘ
  museum in France

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  HMS Lawford ⓘ
  1943 Captain-class frigate

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  HNoMS Svenner ⓘ
  1943 S and T-class destroyer

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  HMS Dragon ⓘ
  1917 Danae-class light cruiser

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  HMS Durban ⓘ
  1919 Danae-class light cruiser

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  tour Chastimoine ⓘ
  

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1942 The Museum of the Atlantic Wall

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996 Norman revolt of 996

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1047 Battle of Val-ès-Dunes

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1057 Battle of Varaville

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1346 Battle of Caen

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1417 Siege of Caen

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1449 — 1450 Normandy campaign of 1449-1450

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1450 Siege of Caen

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1744 Planned French Invasion of Britain

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1759 Planned French Invasion of Britain

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1793 soulèvement de Caen contre la Convention nationale

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1798 Action of 30 May 1798

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1944-01-01T00:00:00Z

1944 Bombing of Normandy

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1944-06-07T00:00:00Z

1944 Operation Tonga

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1944 Battle for Caen

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1944 Battle of Merville Gun Battery

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1944 Bombing of Caen

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1944 Invasion of Normandy

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1944-08-29T00:00:00Z

1944 Normandy landings

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1944-06-11T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry

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1944-06-17T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Douvres Radar Station

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1944-07-17T00:00:00Z

1944 Second Battle of the Odon

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1944-07-25T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Verrières Ridge

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1202 — 1204 French invasion of Normandy

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1213 — 1214 Anglo-French War of 1213–14

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1918 HMS Dragon

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1919 HMS Durban

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Le Grand Bunker Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique WW II Atlantic Wall museum Ouistreham Normandy France Nazi Germany Wehrmacht fortification weapons equipment exhibitions 2006-02-22 FLAK cannon IMG 5784

Le Grand Bunker Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique WW II Atlantic Wall museum Ouistreham Normandy France Nazi Germany Wehrmacht fortification weapons equipment exhibitions 2006-02-22 mannequins IMG 5762

Le Grand Bunker Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique WW II Atlantic Wall museum Ouistreham Normandy France Nazi Germany Wehrmacht fortification weapons equipment exhibitions 2006-02-22 view IMG 5766

Le Grand Bunker Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique WW II Atlantic Wall museum Ouistreham Normandy France Nazi Germany Wehrmacht fortification weapons equipment exhibitions 2006-02-22 Vessel IMG 5754

Le Grand Bunker Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique WW II Atlantic Wall museum Ouistreham Normandy France Nazi Germany Wehrmacht fortification weapons equipment exhibitions 2006-02-22 IMG 5779

Le Grand Bunker Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique WW II Atlantic Wall museum Ouistreham Normandy France Nazi Germany Wehrmacht fortification weapons equipment exhibitions 2006-02-22 beach defences IMG 5771

Le Grand Bunker Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique WW II Atlantic Wall museum Ouistreham Normandy France Nazi Germany Wehrmacht fortification weapons equipment exhibitions 2006-02-22 uniform etc IMG 5775

Le Grand Bunker Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique WW II Atlantic Wall museum Ouistreham Normandy France Nazi Germany Wehrmacht fortification weapons equipment exhibitions 2006-02-22 barrack uniform etc IMG 5776 - 6046576493

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	911	Duchy of Normandy		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	996	Norman revolt of 996	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1047	Battle of Val-ès-Dunes	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1057	Battle of Varaville	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1346	Battle of Caen	siege, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1417	Siege of Caen	battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1449	Normandy campaign of 1449-1450	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1450	Siege of Caen	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1744	Planned French Invasion of Britain	invasion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1759	Planned French Invasion of Britain	invasion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1793	soulèvement de Caen contre la Convention nationale	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1798	Action of 30 May 1798	France, naval battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Bombing of Normandy	airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Operation Tonga	United Kingdom, battle, military operation	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle for Caen	Canada, United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, battle, Allies of World War II	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Merville Gun Battery	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Bombing of Caen	Allies of World War II, airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Invasion of Normandy	Canada, United States, United Kingdom, military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Normandy landings	Greece, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Nazi Germany, Canada, Norway, Free France, battle, amphibious warfare, Czechoslovak government-in-exile, United States, Belgium, Denmark, Poland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Douvres Radar Station	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Second Battle of the Odon	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Verrières Ridge	battle	Wikidata
event	war	1202	French invasion of Normandy	Philip II of France, Kingdom of France, Duchy of Brittany, John, King of England, Kingdom of England, Hugh X of Lusignan, William des Roches, William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, Arthur I, war, House of Lusignan	Wikidata
event	war	1213	Anglo-French War of 1213–14	war	Wikidata
link	page		Maisons des Illustres page@		Wikidata
link	page		monument historique classé page@		Wikidata
link	page		monument historique inscrit page@		Wikidata
link	page		listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage page@		Wikidata
link	page		Base Mérimée page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		Greif	Type 23 torpedo boat, torpedo boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-26	Type UB II submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1943	HMS Pylades	minesweeper, Auk-class minesweeper	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Batterie de défense d'Asnelles	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Fleury Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Hennequeville Battery	coastal battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Hillman Site	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Houlgate Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		La Marefontaine Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Mont Canisy Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1942	The Museum of the Atlantic Wall	defence work, artillery battery, museum	Wikidata
site	bunker		Merville Gun Battery	bunker	Wikidata
site	fort		Redoute de Merville	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort		Stützpunkt 05 Franceville West	fortress	Wikidata
site	museum		D-Day Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Juno Beach Centre	military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Lawford	destroyer escort, shipwreck, Captain-class frigate, Evarts-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HNoMS Svenner	S and T-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1918	HMS Dragon	shipwreck, Danae-class light cruiser, light cruiser	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1919	HMS Durban	shipwreck, Danae-class light cruiser, light cruiser	Wikidata
site	tower		tour Chastimoine	fortified tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Ouistreham		Commons
commons	image		Ouistreham		Commons
commons	image		Le Grand Bunker Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique WW II Atlantic Wall museum Ouistreham Normandy France Nazi Germany Wehrmacht fortification weapons equipment exhibitions 2006-02-22 FLAK cannon IMG 5784		Commons
commons	image		Le Grand Bunker Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique WW II Atlantic Wall museum Ouistreham Normandy France Nazi Germany Wehrmacht fortification weapons equipment exhibitions 2006-02-22 mannequins IMG 5762		Commons
commons	image		Le Grand Bunker Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique WW II Atlantic Wall museum Ouistreham Normandy France Nazi Germany Wehrmacht fortification weapons equipment exhibitions 2006-02-22 view IMG 5766		Commons
commons	image		Le Grand Bunker Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique WW II Atlantic Wall museum Ouistreham Normandy France Nazi Germany Wehrmacht fortification weapons equipment exhibitions 2006-02-22 Vessel IMG 5754		Commons
commons	image		Le Grand Bunker Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique WW II Atlantic Wall museum Ouistreham Normandy France Nazi Germany Wehrmacht fortification weapons equipment exhibitions 2006-02-22 IMG 5779		Commons
commons	image		Le Grand Bunker Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique WW II Atlantic Wall museum Ouistreham Normandy France Nazi Germany Wehrmacht fortification weapons equipment exhibitions 2006-02-22 beach defences IMG 5771		Commons
commons	image		Le Grand Bunker Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique WW II Atlantic Wall museum Ouistreham Normandy France Nazi Germany Wehrmacht fortification weapons equipment exhibitions 2006-02-22 uniform etc IMG 5775		Commons
commons	image		Le Grand Bunker Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique WW II Atlantic Wall museum Ouistreham Normandy France Nazi Germany Wehrmacht fortification weapons equipment exhibitions 2006-02-22 barrack uniform etc IMG 5776 - 6046576493		Commons