WN 60 Omaha beach
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Second World War 1939-1945, fortification
This is Widerstandsnest 60 this exact spot held a Renault tank turret on D-Day. It included two 75mm guns in open emplacements . In addition, several Vf bunkers are around the area, hidden in the summer brush. The trenches here are in great shape, better then most other visited Omaha sites.
Sources:
www.atlantikwall.co.uk/atlantikwall/fn_b_wn60_omaha.php
Sources:
www.atlantikwall.co.uk/atlantikwall/fn_b_wn60_omaha.php
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha_Beach
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 49°21'24"N -0°49'52"E
- Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial 2.3 km
- FOX Green Sector 2.7 km
- EASY Red Sector 3.9 km
- EASY green sector 4.3 km
- Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer 4.5 km
- DOG red sector 4.8 km
- Vierville-sur-Mer 6.4 km
- Omaha Beach 6.7 km
- Hill 30/Battle of Bloody Gulch 34 km
- Jump-Off point for Operation Cobra 38 km
- FOX Green Sector 1.7 km
- EASY Red Sector 2.8 km
- EASY green sector 3.8 km
- DOG red sector 4.3 km
- DOG white sector 4.8 km
- Omaha Beach Golf Course 5.2 km
- DOG green sector 5.4 km
- Charlie Sector 5.9 km
- Bayeux Maze/ Labyrinth 6.7 km
- Château de Vaubadon 16 km
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