Lastest Find German Artillery Battery

[Kevin]

Hi
I remember hearing of a new discovery of a German Artillery Battery site. The site was discovered in 2012 and it mentioned that it may have been firing on Omagha beech on D Day. I am just looking to see if anyone here knows of it location in Normandy.

 

[Timolgra]

South of Grandcamp-Maisy on the D514.

 

[Mick-B]

Grandcamp Maisy Battery

Hi
I remember hearing of a new discovery of a German Artillery Battery site. The site was discovered in 2012 and it mentioned that it may have been firing on Omagha beech on D Day. I am just looking to see if anyone here knows of it location in Normandy.

See this link - http://maisybattery.com/Home.html - I assume it's the battery to which you refer.

I'm doing a 5 day camping tour of the D-Day beaches area in the summer so will add this to my potential itinerary (yet to be finalised but Pegasus Bridge and the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption / Airborne Museum at Ste Mere Eglise mark the vague east and west parameters with a touring base of Arromanches les Bains).

 

[Timpo]

South of Grandcamp-Maisy on the D514.

I have not heard of another being found since Maisy was rediscovered.
The story of how Maisy was found is amazing...... two arcs of Atlantique Wall didn't meet so there must of been an arc of fire from where the Maisy complex was found...... brilliant.

 

[chas820]

I have used this place a couple of times,The owner and his wife are English and it is situated about half way between the British and American sectors.

http://www.normandycampsite.com/contact.htm

 

[Timolgra]

I have not heard of another being found since Maisy was rediscovered.
The story of how Maisy was found is amazing...... two arcs of Atlantique Wall didn't meet so there must of been an arc of fire from where the Maisy complex was found...... brilliant.

After you showed me where it was I went back for a good root around

 

[Q plate]

normandy

See this link - http://maisybattery.com/Home.html - I assume it's the battery to which you refer.

I'm doing a 5 day camping tour of the D-Day beaches area in the summer so will add this to my potential itinerary (yet to be finalised but Pegasus Bridge and the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption / Airborne Museum at Ste Mere Eglise mark the vague east and west parameters with a touring base of Arromanches les Bains).

Hi don't miss out the battery complex at Merville, i nearly did as was running short of time but that would have been a big mistake, it was an important facility & there's a lot there to see mueseum/bunkers not forgetting a restored Dakota/c47 no less. Hope you have a good trip

 

[Timpo]

Hi don't miss out the battery complex at Merville, i nearly did as was running short of time but that would have been a big mistake, it was an important facility & there's a lot there to see mueseum/bunkers not forgetting a restored Dakota/c47 no less. Hope you have a good trip

The 'show' is fantastic.....

 

[dxtans]

Agree on the show,very realistic . I need to checkout the maisy site ,looks very interesting

Dxtans

 

[Fluffmeister]

Longues-sur-mer is worth a mooch to, took the kids to educate them


Untitled by Mr Fluffmeister, on Flickr

And the last Tiger in Normandie at Vimoutier


Untitled by Mr Fluffmeister, on Flickr

WN62 is also worth a mooch, the inspiration behind the opening scenes of saving private ryan, and position of Heinrich Severloh and his MG42


Untitled by Mr Fluffmeister, on Flickr

 

[Mick-B]

Hi don't miss out the battery complex at Merville, i nearly did as was running short of time but that would have been a big mistake, it was an important facility & there's a lot there to see mueseum/bunkers not forgetting a restored Dakota/c47 no less. Hope you have a good trip

Yep - got that noted thanks. Think I may need to plan for another trip next year!

 

[Timpo]

Yep - got that noted thanks. Think I may need to plan for another trip next year!

Yes..... I'm heading that way again for a few days. It is a great place to ride, especially some of the small roads and tracks......

 

[Davy F]

I was at Maisy a few years ago and was talking to the owner of the site. I'm sure he has uncovered much more of it now and will be worth a re-visit soon. He also reckoned that there is two or three buried Flak 88's in the area which he was hoping to find, but I haven't heard anything else of this notion.