Vierville-sur-Mer

Reference 1134

Aerial photo of the Percée on April 27, 1944 (from Englesqueville to Vierville, WN 72 to 74) — Yves Cordelle Collection, reference 1134.

WN74 at Pointe de la Percée

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The fortified "WN74" point of the Percaea peak

[ WN meant "Widerstandnester" or "nid of resistance" ]

The WN 74, at the point of the Percaea, included 2 76mm field guns (Cheque Skoda brand) that could be fired from the side over the entire beach.
Michel Hardelay:
"two 77 mm guns had taken position at the top of the cliff at the "foss of Louvières" and were under the command of the unit (the 9th cie of the 726th regiment) occupying the castle of Gruchy."

Photos of the Percaea and Fisheries on June 30, 1943

(details) Going to the Fisheries, coming from Vierville — (details) On the way to the Pêcherie, coming from Vierville

(details) Start of the fishing pit — (details) Beginning of the fishing pit

(details) The Peachery pit, avce the tower of the Marquis de Pierre — (details) The Peachery pit, the tower of the Marquis de Pierre

(details) Photos from 1975

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(details) the WN74 around noon on June 6

(details) U.S. plans, drawn before landing, have no value, air observations being ineffective in front of camouflage — (details) American plans, drawn before the landing, have no value, the aerial observations being ineffective in front of camouflage

(details) 1975

(details) Aerial photo of the Percée on April 27, 1944 (from Englesqueville to Vierville, WN 72 to 74) (details) — (details)Aerial photo of the Percée on April 27, 1944 (from Englesqueville to Vierville, WN 72 to 74)

(details) Aerial photo of the Percée on April 27, 1944 (from Englesqueville to Vierville, WN 72 to 74) (details) — (details)

WN 74 plans at Percée, prepared by the Americans before June 6 (details) — WN 74 plans at the Percée, prepared by the Americans before June 6

WN 74 plans at Percée, prepared by the Americans before June 6 (details) — (details)

(details) one of the 2 76mm guns of the WN74 (at the Percée) — (details) one of the 2 76mm guns of WN74 (at the Percée)

(details) one of the 2 76mm guns of the WN74 (at the Percée)

Collection document: WN74 at Pointe de la Percée

(details) Perhaps one of the 2 SKoda guns of the WN74 that was torn off the cliff by the Navy's fire (No. 21 of the Brandel series) — (details) Maybe one of the 2 SKoda guns from WN74 that was ripped off the cliff by Navy fire. (No. 21 of the Brandel series)

(details) 270 mm shell trapped, in the cliff between the Percaea and Vierville (there were about every 100 metres, they were still there in 1946, before the mine clearance. — (details)270-mm shells trapped in the cliff between the Percaea and Vierville (there were about every 100 metres, they were still there in 1946, before the general clearance of 1946-47). It does not appear that these traps were used Periodically, shells of this type are truncated under the cliffs, again in 2008, see the artcle in the Renaissance.

tunnel in WN74

German projector at the Percée

Signs "Achtung Minen!"

Signs "Achtung Minen!"

Signs "Achtung Minen!"

Original website reference: 1134-WN74.htm. About the collection and its continuation.