 WN37 - This 677 type casemate bunker had a 8.8 cm gun and was responsible for taking out 6 British tanks on D-Day. |
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Boulevard de la Mer Asnelles Normandy, France Coordinates: 49.341980, -0.584623 This historic 677 casemate is easily located off the D514 road. If you are coming from Arromanches or farther west at Omaha Beach take the D514 until you reach a road called the Rue de la Marine. Take this road and you will almost immediately take a soft right onto the Boulevard de le Mer. There is ample parking available and the 677 casemate is located in far left corner of the lot. |  Click map to enlarge  A plaque commemorating the men of the Essex Regiment who took out the 88mm gun housed in this casemate. |
I used two different cameras on the 2016 visit. The Nikon Coolpix 35mm and the Apple iPhone Six Plus. |
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 The back end of the casemate, it is not accessible and has been closed off. |  A closer look at where the gun was located, through these doors. |  The easterly side the 677 casemate at WN37. |
 Looking at the front end of the casemate. The 8.8 cm gun housed in this casemate was responsible for destroying six British tanks on -D-Day and was take out of action by a 25 pounder S.P. gun of the Essex Yeomanry Regiment. |
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 A corner shot showing the business end of the casemate. Where the plaques are on the left is where the gun was located. |  The plaques are located where the 8.8 cm gun would have been. Note the battle damage on the concrete above and to the left. |  The plaques dedicating this site to the men that fought to take it, translated in both French and English. |
