Plan of the 2-burn bunker in the coast, facing Vierville picture below
The WN 72, at the bottom of the descent to the left, included a large concrete casemate with a long anti-tank gun PAK43 of 88 mm (this cannon is still in place), and a 50mm KWK cannon in a double-blading casemate that still exists. There were also positions of machine guns or shooters on the site, including a double-burning concrete, and a mortar postion, unconcrete. Michel Hardelay: "The maximum of the defenses was to protect and defend the access to the beach, that is to say the beach outings for the Allies. Thus in Vierville, in addition to the two positions on both sides of the valley had been sunk three blockhouses, one sheltered a 88mm cannon that could be pulled eastward by sweeping the beach and the boulevard, its embrasure was confused with the continuation of a hedge of tamaris planted on the slope of the roadside; the second, a small caliber cannon (50mm) on a swiveled watch and capable of firing in both lateral directions at the beach".
The coast of Vierville to St-Laurent on 6 June around 12 noon (details)
(details) The WN71 and 72, around 7:30 a.m. on June 6. the anti-tank wall and its chicane, the ditch in the road and the 2 bunkers of the WN72German patrol with dogs at WN72, under Vierville
What remains of the anti-tank wall at the foot of the descent of Vierville, around 8 June 44
(details) Incomplete sketch of WN 72 on M. Hardelay and various photos, on a cadastral background(details) 15 February 44
profile of the coast in Vierville photographed by a English submarine(details)
(details) The WN 72 seen from an LCT a few days after 6 JuneRef Brandel No. 24, mortar (coordinate: 6467-9180), above WN72
mortar location( ref 24) on the cliff, above the 2 WN72 bunkers
(details) B unker of the 88mm anti-tank gun to the left initiates the anti-tank wall. Currently Monument of the National Guard of the USAStandard design of a casemate for 88mm barrel(details) from the inside
(details) 88mm gun in his casemate(details)The 88mm PAK43 gun in its casemate whose interior bears traces of the 75mm shots of the DD tanks
(details) 88 mm seen from the inside, after the battle, around 8 June(details) The WN71 seen from the gun of 88 WN7219451945, rear view
88mm anti-tank PAK 43 gun bunker
(details) Dec 1944, YC in front of the casemate(details) the back of the main bunker, armed with a PAK 43 of 88mm, winter 1945
(details) 88mm casemate, seen from the east side, from the 50mm casemate(details) Americans Examine 88mm(details)
(details) The back of the 88mm casemate, winter 19451945
(details)(details)(details) View from the bunker armed with a PAK43 anti-tank gun of 88mmSeen from the 88mm cannon(details) The back of the 88mm casemate, 1945
(details) The main bunker in Vierville on 7 June, showing the broken debris of the anti-tank wall(details) immediately around 8 June, nothing has yet been clearedThe casemate of the 88mm gun1964
The 50mm PAK 38 gun bunker short, double-blading, East and West
(details) View of the bunker eastward(details) seen from the bunker westward
current situation(details) Detail of the 50mm cannon casemate
Illustration not available in the transmitted fund. (details) View of the West Bunker Embarrassure below
(details) Censored photo, the ball was erased. Below is the uncensored photo
(details) the bunker with 50mm cannon WN72, above, U.S. dam balloon(details) The tobrouk that is adjacent to the Southwest is likely to be used for a light weapon
(details) WN72 double-blading bunker with 50mm gun
