Würzburg Radar Museum

 museum, Second World War 1939-1945, radar station, interesting place

A Wurzburg Radar complex left over from World War II.
Known as Stützpunkt Douvres, Luftwaffe station "Distelfink"
The Wurzburg Radar: satellite dishes had a range of around 30 klm. And were extremely accurate for measuring angels for the hight of incoming aircraft. The base had about 258 men and women when in full use and was a very important base in the Atlantic Wall of Defence and was bombed by the Royal Air force as it was a big threat to Operation Overlord the DDay invasion in 1944. After the war the British took it back to Britain to study it and then returned it to be used as a Radio Telescope between (Bourges and Orleans). It was sent back to Douvres for the 50th anniversary of the Landings and now is a Museum open to the public.
Sources:
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/douvres.htm
bunkersite.com/locations/france/normandie/douvres.php