Houlgate Battery

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The Houlgate battery was a World War II German artillery battery constructed close to the French village of Houlgate in the Calvados department in the Lower Normandy region. Built into the top of a 300 ft (91 m) cliff, the bunker complex was created to protect the western bank of the mouth of the River Seine and was 10 mi (16 km) east of the Normandy landing beach Sword which it shelled. The former fire control post has been turned into an orientation table. The battery is 8 km west of the Mont Canisy battery.

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artillery battery, Atlantic Wall, 

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Location: 49.3047, -0.0678, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Bombardment of Lisieux ⓘ
  • Norman revolt of 996 ⓘ
  • Battle of Val-ès-Dunes ⓘ
    1047 battle
  • Battle of Varaville ⓘ
    1057 battle
  • Battle of Caen ⓘ
    1346 battle during the Hundred Years' War
  • Battle of Chef-de-Caux ⓘ
    1416 naval battle
  • Siege of Harfleur ⓘ
    siege in 1415
  • Siege of Caen ⓘ
    1417 siege
  • 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.
  • Raid on Le Havre ⓘ
    1759 military operation
  • soulèvement de Caen contre la Convention nationale ⓘ
  • Action of 30 May 1798 ⓘ
    1798 minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars
  • Operation Cycle ⓘ
    Evacuation of Allied troops from Le Havre in 1940
  • 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
  • Battle of Bréville ⓘ
    1944 battle of the invasion of Normandy in WWII
  • Battle of Douvres Radar Station ⓘ
    1944 battle
  • Battle of Verrières Ridge ⓘ
    1944 battle
  • Bombing of Le Havre ⓘ
    1944 airstrike
  • Hennequeville 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
  • Mont Canisy Battery ⓘ
  • Vasouy Battery ⓘ
  • The Museum of the Atlantic Wall ⓘ
    museum of the Atlantic Wall fortification
  • Merville Gun Battery ⓘ
    bunker in Mellevile, Calvados, France
  • Redoute de Merville ⓘ
  • Stützpunkt 05 Franceville West ⓘ
  • Juno Beach Centre ⓘ
    museum in France
  • HMS Lawford ⓘ
    1943 Captain-class frigate
  • HNoMS Svenner ⓘ
    1943 S and T-class destroyer
  • HMHS Salta ⓘ
  • HMS Dragon ⓘ
    1917 Danae-class light cruiser
  • HMS Durban ⓘ
    1919 Danae-class light cruiser
  • tour Chastimoine ⓘ
  • tour François Ier ⓘ
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1415 — 1416 Battle of Chef-de-Caux
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    arearegion911Duchy of NormandyWikidata
    eventarmed conflictBombardment of LisieuxbombardmentWikidata
    eventarmed conflict996Norman revolt of 996rebellionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1047Battle of Val-ès-DunesbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1057Battle of VaravillebattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1346Battle of Caensiege, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1415Battle of Chef-de-CauxFrance, Kingdom of France, Republic of Genoa, County of Flanders, Kingdom of England, Crown of Castile, John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford, naval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1415Siege of Harfleursiege, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of FranceWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1417Siege of Caenbattle, siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1450Siege of CaensiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1744Planned French Invasion of BritaininvasionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1759Planned French Invasion of BritaininvasionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1759Raid on Le HavreFrance, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1793soulèvement de Caen contre la Convention nationalerebellionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1798Action of 30 May 1798France, naval battle, Kingdom of Great BritainWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1940Operation Cyclenaval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Operation TongaUnited Kingdom, battle, military operationWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Battle for CaenCanada, United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, battle, Allies of World War IIWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Battle of Merville Gun BatteryUnited Kingdom, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Bombing of CaenAllies of World War II, airstrikeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Battle of Brévillebattle, United KingdomWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Battle of Douvres Radar StationUnited Kingdom, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Battle of Verrières RidgebattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Bombing of Le HavreairstrikeWikidata
    objectwatercraftFalkeType 23 torpedo boat, torpedo boatWikidata
    objectwatercraftGreifType 23 torpedo boat, torpedo boatWikidata
    objectwatercraftPriarialPluviôse-class submarine, submarineWikidata
    objectwatercraftSM UB-26Type UB II submarine, U-boatWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS MiantonomahshipWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSST 488preserved watercraft, tugWikidata
    objectwatercraft1943HMS Pyladesminesweeper, Auk-class minesweeperWikidata
    organisationfactoryChantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normandshipyard, shipbuildingWikidata
    siteartillery batteryHennequeville Batterycoastal batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryHillman Siteartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryHoulgate Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryMont Canisy Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryVasouy Batterycoastal batteryWikidata
    siteartillery battery1942The Museum of the Atlantic Walldefence work, artillery battery, museumWikidata
    sitebunkerMerville Gun BatterybunkerWikidata
    sitefortRedoute de MervilleredoubtWikidata
    sitefortStützpunkt 05 Franceville WestfortressWikidata
    sitemuseumJuno Beach Centremilitary museumWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS Lawforddestroyer escort, shipwreck, Captain-class frigate, Evarts-class destroyer escortWikidata
    siteshipwreckHNoMS SvennerS and T-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyerWikidata
    siteshipwreck1911HMHS Saltashipwreck, hospital shipWikidata
    siteshipwreck1918HMS Dragonshipwreck, Danae-class light cruiser, light cruiserWikidata
    siteshipwreck1919HMS Durbanshipwreck, Danae-class light cruiser, light cruiserWikidata
    sitetowertour Chastimoinefortified towerWikidata
    sitetowertour François Ierfortified towerWikidata
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