A gun emplacement at Longues-sur-Mer battery, part of the German Atlantik Wall. Built between September 1943 to April 1944, this coastal battery consisted of four 15 cm naval guns and was located situated between the landing beaches Omaha and Gold. While active on D-Day, the guns inflicted no serious impact on the Allied landings. The battery was captured by British troops on June 7, 1944.
A view of the cliffs towards Arromanches, where parts of the Mulberry harbour can be seen, and the coast of Seine-Maritime and Le Havre in the far distance.
