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Russian 76.2mm M1902 Gun Longues sur Mer
(France - Basse-Normandie - Longues sur Mer)
This Russian 76mm (3 inch) gun of the type M1902 model 1917 was used between 6 and 7 June 1944 for the defence of the Longues sur Mer battery. It was neutralized on 7 June 1944 by the British 231th Infantry Brigade.
Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: De Roust Jente
Address and contactinformation
- Address:
- 108 Le Mesnil
Longues sur Mer - WWII grade:
- 100%
- Rating:
- 40%
Where is it?
Nearby (help)
Museum
Point of interest
- Phoenix Caissons Mulberry B Tracy-sur-Mer
- Remains Mulberry Harbour
- M4A2 Sherman Tank Arromanches-les-Bains
Monument
- Memorial Articifial Harbour Arromanches
- Plaque 56th Infantry Brigade
- Memorial General Sir Alexander Stanier
Cemetery
- German War Graves Bayeux
- Commonwealth War Cemetery Bayeux
- Commonwealth Memorial of the Missing Bayeux
Fortification
