Normandy 1944
Hillman fortress — Colleville-Montgomery
D-Day · Strongpoint · Sword sector
GuideNormandy 1944
AreaCaen, Sword & the British airborne
TypeD-Day · Strongpoint · Sword sector
Time to allow1 h
LocationExact spot known
GPS49.26528, -0.31003
The story
The German regimental HQ bunker complex that held up the Suffolks for most of D-Day and helped stop Sword's advance on Caen.
What to look for
Restored bunkers; open on set days.
Nearby sites
- Pegasus Bridge / Memorial Pegasus · 4 km
- Sword Beach — Ouistreham · 5 km
- Ranville War Cemetery · 5 km
- Merville Battery · 8 km
- Caen Memorial Museum · 9 km
- Bény-sur-Mer Canadian Cemetery · 11 km
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