Merville Batteri

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Batteriet Merville var en batteri nær Merville, ved kysten af Normandiet, og var en del af det af Tyskland byggede Atlantikvold under Anden Verdenskrig. Merville-batteriet blev bygget på grund af en truende allieret invasion.
Batteriet, der så ud over Sword Beach og omfattede fire 150 mm kanoner, var en stor trussel mod de allierede landing er i Sword-sektoren. Udslettelsen af batteriet var derfor et af de første mål på D-Dagen. I natten før landingen på strande den 6. juni blev oberstløjtnant Terence Otway sendt i faldskærm med 750 soldater med det mål at neutralisere batteriet. Batteriet ved Merville var trods alt en alvorlig trussel mod venstre flanke af de britiske tropper, der ville lande på Sword Beach. Af de 150 soldater, som Otway sendte til at neutralisere kampvognene, blev 65 dræbt eller såret under angrebet. Otway blev for denne handling tildelt en Distinguished Service Order for sine særlige lederfærdigheder under denne aktion.

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Address: Merville-Franceville-Plage, Basse-Normandie, France

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