The Longues-sur-Mer battery was between Gold and Omaha beach. It had four 152mm guns that fired upon allied ships on D-Day. The next day, the crew from the single remaining gun emplacement surrendered to the British. You can see the indents of allied shelling on top of the gun emplacement.
Inside it is very small with little room for comfort.
Here is the command and observation bunker.
The back of the bunker shows little wear for being almost 70 years old.
The inside has a viewport (see on the right) to observe and shoot at enemy troops. I'm not sure what the gap underneath is for.
The viewport at the front of the bunker.
This command bunker shows damage from allied shelling as well.
This is a bunker for troops. Because it is flush with the ground, they can surprise attackers.
A mini bunker. I'm looking down the steep cliff.
It looks like an AA emplacement for a light caliber gun. The holes inside are for ammunition that still has remnants of the wood from the boxes.
The shoreline looking West.
The shoreline looking East.
Looking South from the command bunker you see the four 152mm gun emplacements.
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