Point de vue de Marlemont

Viewpoint of the Butte de Marlemont (292 m). From the end of 1941, it hosted one of the 15 BERNHARD radio stations deployed by the Wehrmacht in the occupied zones (7 of which were in France).at the top of this hillock was a BERNHARDT guidance system called FuSAn724/725 used by Luftwaffe fighter planes in their mission of interception of bombers This 'VHF radio beacon' at Marlemont was identified by the code "Be6". It was sabotaged by the German army on 05.09.44. Invented in the middle of the "wave war" by Telefunken, this system prefigured the modern tools of aeronautical navigation.the statue of the Virgin was moved by the Germans during the second world war. After the war, this statue was put back in place, at the top of the round building of the BernhardPanorama immense on the Ardennes! Picnic tables and benches are available to enjoy this view in a wooded setting. explanations about the Bernhard system

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