Wn11 Ouistreham-Le Maresquire (Sword Beach)

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Wn11 Ouistreham-Le Maresquire (Sword Beach)

Wn11 Ouistreham-Le Maresquire

Bigot map showing the defence inside a quarry which is a very good defence position.
South of it there were petrol tanks which are still used today.

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Wn11 Ouistreham-Le Maresquire

Wn11 Ouistreham-Le Maresquire
German artillery fire control map showing Wn's and batterie sites. Wn11 set on the side of the canal between Ouistreham and Benouville and Pegasus Bridge.

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I do not know what the sign is, I thought when I first saw it that it was SNCF railways but I am not too sure now. It was fuel depot in 1944.

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Commandos moving south.
Commandos moving south.
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Wn11 Ouistreham-Le Maresquire