Merville Battery Museum, Merville-Franceville-Plage
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D-Day Airborne Sites: Pegasus Bridge and Merville Battery from Caen
3 attractions · 5h 59min · transit route · 2 cities
Tickets ~€19 · Transport ~€14.76
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About Merville Battery Museum
The Merville Battery is one of the most significant D-Day sites in Normandy, preserving the German coastal fortification that was the target of a daring British paratrooper assault on June 6, 1944. The site features four massive concrete casemates with walls up to 2 meters thick, originally housing Czech-made 100mm howitzers that threatened nearby Sword Beach. Lieutenant Colonel Terence Otway led 150 men of the 9th Parachute Battalion in a pre-dawn attack against 130 German defenders - one of the most costly operations of the invasion.
Merville Battery Museum — Planning Your Visit
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General Admission
RecommendedIn day plans, the recommended ticket is pre-selected and included in the total price.
The parachute drop was catastrophic. Of 750 men and their equipment, only 150 reached the assembly point. The rest were scattered across Rommel's flooded marshes - some soldiers drowned in the darkness, unable to escape their tangled parachutes and heavy gear. The attack force lost 4 out of 5 gliders, their jeeps, mortars, anti-tank guns, and nearly all demolition equipment. They attacked with just 6 Bangalore torpedoes instead of the planned 60.
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Day Routes
D-Day Heritage of Merville-Franceville-Plage
Merville-Franceville-Plage
Nearby Attractions
Le Grand Bunker - Atlantic Wall Museum
Le Grand Bunker - Atlantic Wall Museum