WN 106, Utah Beach, Normandy – Seen here an R501 bunker with Tobruk.
View 1
An outside view of the R501, this one has a tobruk.
View 2
The stairs that lead to the tobruk.
View 3
The entrance to the bunker is to the right.
View 4
A view from above to the dunes. The Germans would have encountered the U.S. 4th infantry here at Utah Beach on D-Day.
View 5
A view looking easterly.
View 6
The entrance and the gun embrasure ahead. This would have housed the deadly MG42.
View 7
Emergency escape shaft to the left, entrance door we just came in to the right.
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The crew room. This 501 bunker could have manned 10 troops.
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What it would have looked like inside the crew room.
U.S. Army map
A detailed map from D-Day detailing the landing zones for the U.S. 4th infantry.
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As we leave the bunker the exit to the left and the gun embrasure to the right.
