Sottevast V2 bunker

Sottevast was a Second World War bunker complex for launching V2-weapons in Sottevast near Cherbourg, in Normandy, France. It was built, under the codename Reservelager West, by the forces of Nazi Germany between 1943 and 1944 to serve as a launch base for V-2 rockets directed against southern England.

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1943 Wikimedia, Wikidata
Brix; Reservelager West; Sottevast
V-2 rocket,
ruins, bunker,

Location: 49.5375, -1.5819, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Battle of Val-de-Saire ⓘ
1001 battle
Action at La Hogue ⓘ
During the Nine Years War an English fleet destroys beached French ships near Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue (1692)
Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue ⓘ
1692 battles of the Nine Years' War
Action at Cherbourg ⓘ
1692 military engagement
Raid on Cherbourg ⓘ
1758 military operation
Action of 20 October 1793 ⓘ
1793 minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars
Action of 15 November 1810 ⓘ
1810 minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars
Action of 24 March 1811 ⓘ
1811 minor naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Cherbourg ⓘ
1864 naval battle of the American Civil War
American airborne landings in Normandy ⓘ
1944 United States combat operations during Operation Overlord
Battle of Cherbourg ⓘ
1944 part of the Battle of Normandy during World War II
Battle of La Haye-du-Puits ⓘ
battle during Operation Overlord
Battle of Foret de Mont Castre ⓘ
1944 World War II battle
Batterie d'Azeville ⓘ
WW2 German fortification in Manche, Normandy, France
Battery of La Madeleine ⓘ
Battery of Morsalines ⓘ
Crisbecq Battery ⓘ
military museum
La Pernelle Battery ⓘ
La Pinoterie Battery ⓘ
Launch site for V-1 flying bombs at Brécourt ⓘ
Nazi Germany bunker for launching for V-1 flying bombs in Équeurdreville-Hainneville near Cherbourg, France
Sottevast V2 bunker ⓘ
WWII bunker complex for launching V2-weapons in Sottevast near Cherbourg, in Normandy, France built by the forces of Nazi Germany between 1943 and 1944
Fort Central ⓘ
Fort Chavagnac ⓘ
Fort de l'Est ⓘ
Fort de l'île Pelée ⓘ
Fort de l'Ouest ⓘ
Fort de La Hougue ⓘ
Fort de Ravenoville ⓘ
Fort des Couplets ⓘ
Fort du Roule ⓘ
fortifications in Cherbourg-Octeville, France
Fort du Tôt ⓘ
Fort Flamands ⓘ
Fort Querqueville ⓘ
Redoute de Réville ⓘ
Fort du Cap-Lévi ⓘ
Cherbourg Naval Base ⓘ
port in France
Redoutable ⓘ
1967 Redoutable-class submarine
Airborne Museum ⓘ
war museum in rue Eisenhower, Sainte-Mère-Église

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1943 Sottevast V2 bunker

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World War II Q362

1001-01-01T00:00:00Z

1001 Battle of Val-de-Saire

1692-05-23T00:00:00Z

1692 Action at La Hogue

1692-05-29T00:00:00Z

1692-06-14T00:00:00Z

1692 Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue

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1692-06-02T00:00:00Z

1692 Action at Cherbourg

1758-08-07T00:00:00Z

1758-08-16T00:00:00Z

1758 Raid on Cherbourg

1793-10-20T00:00:00Z

1793 Action of 20 October 1793

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1810-11-16T00:00:00Z

1810 Action of 15 November 1810

1811-03-24T00:00:00Z

1811-03-25T00:00:00Z

1811 Action of 24 March 1811

1864-06-19T00:00:00Z

1864 Battle of Cherbourg

1944-06-06T00:00:00Z

1944-07-13T00:00:00Z

1944 American airborne landings in Normandy

1944-06-06T00:00:00Z

1944-06-30T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Cherbourg

1944-07-03T00:00:00Z

1944-07-14T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of La Haye-du-Puits

1944-07-11T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Foret de Mont Castre

1689-01-01T00:00:00Z

1689 Redoute de Réville

1801-01-01T00:00:00Z

1801 Fort du Cap-Lévi

1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

1964 Airborne Museum

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V2 rocket launch site in construction in Brix-Sottevast (1944)

Eisenhower visiting the V2 launch site at Sottevast, near Cherbourg (1944)

V2 rocket launch site in construction in Brix-Sottevast (1944)

Eisenhower visiting the V2 launch site at Sottevast, near Cherbourg (1944)

V2 rocket launch site in construction in Brix-Sottevast (1944)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	1001	Battle of Val-de-Saire	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1692	Action at La Hogue	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1692	Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue	France, Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1692	Action at Cherbourg	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1758	Raid on Cherbourg	Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1793	Action of 20 October 1793	France, naval battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1810	Action of 15 November 1810	France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1811	Action of 24 March 1811	France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Cherbourg	United States, Confederate States of America, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	American airborne landings in Normandy	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Cherbourg	United Kingdom, United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of La Haye-du-Puits	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Foret de Mont Castre	battle, 90th Infantry Division	Wikidata
object	watercraft		CSS Alabama	sloop-of-war	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Komet	merchant raider, armed merchantman, cargo ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Saint Philippe	ship of the line	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Rich	destroyer escort, Buckley-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Batterie d'Azeville	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery of La Madeleine	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery of Morsalines	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Crisbecq Battery	artillery battery, military museum	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		La Pernelle Battery	coastal battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		La Pinoterie Battery	coastal battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Launch site for V-1 flying bombs at Brécourt	oil depot, bunker, ruins	Wikidata
site	bunker	1943	Sottevast V2 bunker	bunker, ruins	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Central	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Chavagnac	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort de l'Est	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort de l'île Pelée	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort de l'Ouest	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort de La Hougue	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort de Ravenoville	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort des Couplets	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort du Roule	fort, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort du Tôt	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Flamands	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Querqueville	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1689	Redoute de Réville	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort	1801	Fort du Cap-Lévi	fort	Wikidata
site	military base		Cherbourg Naval Base	port, naval base	Wikidata
site	museum		Redoutable	preserved watercraft, ballistic missile submarine, French Navy, museum ship	Wikidata
site	museum	1964	Airborne Museum	military cemetery, military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		V2 rocket launch site in construction in Brix-Sottevast (1944)		Commons
commons	image		Eisenhower visiting the V2 launch site at Sottevast, near Cherbourg (1944)		Commons
commons	image		V2 rocket launch site in construction in Brix-Sottevast (1944)		Commons
commons	image		V2 rocket launch site in construction in Brix-Sottevast (1944)		Commons
commons	image		V2 rocket launch site in construction in Brix-Sottevast (1944)		Commons
commons	image		V2 rocket launch site in construction in Brix-Sottevast (1944)		Commons
commons	image		V2 rocket launch site in construction in Brix-Sottevast (1944)		Commons
commons	image		V2 rocket launch site in construction in Brix-Sottevast (1944)		Commons
commons	image		Eisenhower visiting the V2 launch site at Sottevast, near Cherbourg (1944)		Commons
commons	image		V2 rocket launch site in construction in Brix-Sottevast (1944)		Commons

Sottevast V2 bunker

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