Battle of Merville Gun Battery

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The Battle of Merville Gun Battery was a series of British assaults beginning 6 June 1944, as part of Operation Tonga, part of the Normandy landings, during the Second World War. Allied intelligence believed the Merville Gun Battery was composed of heavy-calibre 150 mm (5.9 in) guns that could threaten the British landings at Sword Beach, only 8 miles (13 km) away.

1944  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, United Kingdom, 

Greif, HMS Dragon, HMS Durban, HMS Pylades, HNoMS Svenner, HMS Lawford Q5633079, SM UB-26, 

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Location: 49.27, -0.1964, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Merville Gun Battery, a coastal fortification from World War II in Normandy, France.Merville Gun Battery, a coastal fortification from World War II in Normandy, France.
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
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    eventarmed conflict1944Operation TongaUnited Kingdom, battle, military operationWikidata
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    objectwatercraftGreifType 23 torpedo boat, torpedo boatWikidata
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    siteartillery batteryFleury Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
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    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
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    sitetowertour Chastimoinefortified towerWikidata
    commonsimageMerville2 web Commons
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    commonsimageBatterie de Merville Commons
    commonsimageMerville Gun Battery, a coastal fortification from World War II in Normandy, France. Commons
    commonsimageMerville battery-Blockhouse1-entrance Commons
    commonsimageMerville battery site Commons
    commonsimageMarville Battery (11) Commons
    commonsimageMarville Battery Commons
    commonsimageMarville Battery (17) Commons
    commonsimageMarville Battery (13) Commons
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