Hillman Strongpoint & Merville Battery websites

Bury_Dave

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• Dec 7, 2011

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Both these are well worth a visit if you are passing nearby.

Hillman
http://www.militarymodelling.com/news/article.asp?a=8663
And
http://www.amis-du-suffolk-rgt.com/

Merville Battery
http://www.batterie-merville.com/the-merville-battery?lang=en
And
http://www.pegasusarchive.org/normandy/depth_merville.htm

The Pegasus Archive is a good place to linger and have a dig into.

Cheers,
Daev

 

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• Dec 7, 2011

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+ norfolk regiment memorial 500 meters over the hill from hillman bunker if your visiting!

 

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• Dec 8, 2011

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Cheers, didn’t know about the Merville site

Merville Gun Battery - N49.26967 W0.19763

Hillman Strongpoint - N49.26488 W0.30949

Both close to Caen

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