Colleville and the landings of 1944

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Many images of Colleville before the war are gathered on the website of the municipality of Vierville-sur-Mer, on page 73

The chapters of this document describe the main stages of the Battle of Colleville on June 6 and the days that followed, accompanied by numerous photographs. The following are described successively:
      
       German WN or "Widerstand Nester" strongpoints:
        WN60 (page 701), on the cliff, north of the hamlet of Cabourg, the most east
        WN61 (page 702), near the beach, immediately east of the arrival of the road from Colleville to the sea
        WN62 (page 703), on the cliff above and to the west of the arrival of the road of Colleville to the sea.
        WN63 (page 704), in the town of Colleville, the German combat PC in Colleville. The Kommandatur was at the Chemineau farm, unprotected.

      A German veteran, Franz Gockel, posted at WN62, left his memories of occupation (page 7031)
   
      American plans of attack on Colleville (page 71)  

      The Fighting at Exit E3 (page 722)
            The account of Franz Gockel (page 7221)
      The fighting at the beach exit F1 (page 723)

      Colleville after June 6th page 73
            
      Colleville Aerodrome (page 731)

A series of photoscavalières of the beach, taken on 30 June 1943, while the Germans had begun to de velop the villas of the beach

(details) to Colleville, from the Ruquet, 3

(details) to Colleville, from the Ruquet, 6

(details) Collevile, WN62 East, 9

(details) Colleville, East WN61, 12

   

(details) to Colleville, from the Ruquet, 2

(details) to Colleville, from the Ruquet, 5

(details) Colleville, WN62, West, 8

(details) Colleville, WN 61 , 11

(details) Colleville, East WN60, 14

(details) to Colleville, from the Ruquet, 1

(details) to Colleville, from the Ruquet, 4

(details)to Colleville, from the Ruquet, 7

(details) Colleville, WN61 West, 10

(details) Colleville WN60, 13

Mounting of the above cavalry views, dated 30 June 43
(directed by Thierry Nicolle)