Hillman Site

The Hillman Fortress was a German bunker complex and command post built during the Second World War and located near Colleville-Montgomery in Normandy, France. The bunker complex, designated as Hill 61 and codenamed Hillman by the British, was attacked on 6 June 1944 by the Suffolk Regiment and the fortress finally surrendered the following morning. The delay in taking the bunker complex has been cited as a reason for the Allies not completing their major D-Day objective of taking Caen.

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WN 17; Widerstandsnest 17
artillery battery, Atlantic Wall,

Location: 49.2654, -0.3102, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Battle of Val-ès-Dunes ⓘ
1047 battle
Battle of Varaville ⓘ
1057 battle
Battle of Caen ⓘ
1346 battle during the Hundred Years' War
Siege of Caen ⓘ
1417 siege
Siège de Bayeux (1417) ⓘ
Normandy campaign of 1449-1450 ⓘ
1449 campaign of Hundred Years War
Siege of Caen ⓘ
1450 siege
Planned French Invasion of Britain ⓘ
planned French invasion of Britain
Planned French Invasion of Britain ⓘ
part of the 7 year's war by french fleet from Toulon and Brest, but abandoned.
soulèvement de Caen contre la Convention nationale ⓘ
Action of 30 May 1798 ⓘ
1798 minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars
Bombing of Normandy ⓘ
1944 Allied aerial bombing of Nazi occupied France during World War II
Operation Tonga ⓘ
1944 airborne operation during World War II
Battle for Caen ⓘ
1944 part of the Battle of Normandy in WWII
Battle of Merville Gun Battery ⓘ
1944 battle part of Operation Tonga
Bombing of Caen ⓘ
1944 Allied strategic bombing during World War II
Invasion of Normandy ⓘ
1944 invasion and establishment of Western Allied forces in Normandy during WWII
Normandy landings ⓘ
1944 landing operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy
Attack on Panzer Group West's headquarters at La Caine ⓘ
1944 air attack on Panzergruppe West's HQ during battle of Normandy
Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry ⓘ
1944 battle
Battle of Douvres Radar Station ⓘ
1944 battle
Second Battle of the Odon ⓘ
1944 battle in the Second World War
Battle of Verrières Ridge ⓘ
1944 battle
Battle for Hill 140 ⓘ
1944 battle as part of Operation Totalize
French invasion of Normandy ⓘ
wars in Normandy from 1200 to 1204
Anglo-French War of 1213–14 ⓘ
conquest war of Philip II against England
Batterie de défense d'Asnelles ⓘ
Fleury Battery ⓘ
Hillman Site ⓘ
German bunker from World War II on Sword Beach, Normandy, France
Houlgate Battery ⓘ
World War II German artillery battery in the Basse-Normandie region
La Marefontaine Battery ⓘ
Mont Canisy Battery ⓘ
The Museum of the Atlantic Wall ⓘ
museum of the Atlantic Wall fortification
Longues-sur-Mer Battery ⓘ
WW2 German fortification between Gold and Omaha beaches, Normandy
Merville Gun Battery ⓘ
bunker in Mellevile, Calvados, France
Redoute de Merville ⓘ
Stützpunkt 05 Franceville West ⓘ
D-Day Museum ⓘ
museum on the WW II Normandy landing in Arromanches-les-Bains, Normandy, France
Juno Beach Centre ⓘ
museum in France
Musée-Mémorial de la Bataille de Normandie ⓘ
museum in France
HMS Lawford ⓘ
1943 Captain-class frigate
HNoMS Svenner ⓘ
1943 S and T-class destroyer
HMS Dragon ⓘ
1917 Danae-class light cruiser
HMS Durban ⓘ
1919 Danae-class light cruiser
tour Chastimoine ⓘ

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1047 Battle of Val-ès-Dunes

1057-03-22T00:00:00Z

1057 Battle of Varaville

1346-07-01T00:00:00Z

1346-08-11T00:00:00Z

1346 Battle of Caen

1417-08-27T00:00:00Z

1417-09-28T00:00:00Z

1417 Siege of Caen

1417-09-14T00:00:00Z

1417-09-28T00:00:00Z

1417 Siège de Bayeux (1417)

1449-01-01T00:00:00Z

1450-01-01T00:00:00Z

1449 — 1450 Normandy campaign of 1449-1450

1450-06-14T00:00:00Z

1450-07-10T00:00:00Z

1450 Siege of Caen

1744-01-01T00:00:00Z

1744 Planned French Invasion of Britain

1759-01-01T00:00:00Z

1759 Planned French Invasion of Britain

1793-07-01T00:00:00Z

1793 soulèvement de Caen contre la Convention nationale

1798-05-30T00:00:00Z

1798-05-31T00:00:00Z

1798 Action of 30 May 1798

1944-01-01T00:00:00Z

1944 Bombing of Normandy

1944-06-05T00:00:00Z

1944-06-07T00:00:00Z

1944 Operation Tonga

1944-06-06T00:00:00Z

1944-08-06T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle for Caen

1944-06-06T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Merville Gun Battery

1944-06-06T00:00:00Z

1944-08-15T00:00:00Z

1944 Bombing of Caen

1944-06-06T00:00:00Z

1944-07-01T00:00:00Z

1944 Invasion of Normandy

1944-06-06T00:00:00Z

1944-08-29T00:00:00Z

1944 Normandy landings

1944-06-10T00:00:00Z

1944 Attack on Panzer Group West's headquarters at La Caine

1944-06-11T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry

1944-06-17T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Douvres Radar Station

1944-07-15T00:00:00Z

1944-07-17T00:00:00Z

1944 Second Battle of the Odon

1944-07-19T00:00:00Z

1944-07-25T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Verrières Ridge

1944-08-09T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle for Hill 140

1202-01-01T00:00:00Z

1204-01-01T00:00:00Z

1202 — 1204 French invasion of Normandy

1213-01-01T00:00:00Z

1214-01-01T00:00:00Z

1213 — 1214 Anglo-French War of 1213–14

1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

1942 The Museum of the Atlantic Wall

1943-09-01T00:00:00Z

1943 Longues-sur-Mer Battery

1918-08-16T00:00:00Z

1918 HMS Dragon

1919-01-01T00:00:00Z

1919 HMS Durban

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Colleville Mgry Hillman

Reconstitution sur le site Hillman

Mémorial du Suffolk.1

Vue aérienne du Site Hillman

Site Hillman, pc du Colonel Krug

Site Hillman, Cuisine

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

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	1417	Siège de Bayeux (1417)	battle, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, 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	Attack on Panzer Group West's headquarters at La Caine	airstrike	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	armed conflict	1944	Battle for Hill 140	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
object	watercraft		Greif	Type 23 torpedo boat, torpedo 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		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	artillery battery	1943	Longues-sur-Mer Battery	artillery battery, land acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral	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	museum		Musée-Mémorial de la Bataille de Normandie	military cemetery, 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		Colleville Mgry Hillman		Commons
commons	image		Colleville Mgry Hillman		Commons
commons	image		Reconstitution sur le site Hillman		Commons
commons	image		Reconstitution sur le site Hillman		Commons
commons	image		Mémorial du Suffolk.1		Commons
commons	image		Mémorial du Suffolk.1		Commons
commons	image		Vue aérienne du Site Hillman		Commons
commons	image		Vue aérienne du Site Hillman		Commons
commons	image		Site Hillman, pc du Colonel Krug		Commons
commons	image		Site Hillman, Cuisine		Commons

Hillman Site

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