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
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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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1944 Battle of Merville Gun Battery
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Merville2 web | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Merville-Bombardement | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Batterie de Merville | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Merville Gun Battery, a coastal fortification from World War II in Normandy, France. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Merville battery-Blockhouse1-entrance | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Merville battery site | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Marville Battery (11) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Marville Battery | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Marville Battery (17) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Marville Battery (13) | Commons | ||



