EUROPE SEPTEMBER 2015- NORMANDY

Longues-sur-Mer Gun Battery. Part of Hitler's Atlantic Wall Defense, these 4 German casemates were placed in a semi-circle to maximize the firing range east and west. These solid concrete structures protected the gargantuan guns. Each gun was managed by 7 soldiers, firing 40 pound shells, 6 times a minute, hitting targets as far as 12 miles away. All of it mind boggling, to say the least

 Inside and outside the observation bunker, which was constructed on the cliff with a strategic view of the channel. The firing of the guns, which were 300 yards inland was directed from this bunker via underground telephone cables.

 The now peaceful and beautiful coast