DZ CHARLIE

Normandy 1944

Longues-sur-Mer German Battery

Battlefield

GuideNormandy 1944
AreaBayeux, Gold & Juno
TypeBattlefield
Time to allow1 h 15 min
LocationExact spot known
GPS49.34300, -0.69460
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The story

One of the best places to understand the Atlantic Wall as a working artillery system — original guns remain in their casemates.

What to look for

Walk between positions rather than viewing one bunker; the spacing is part of the system.

Plan your visit

Best early or late.

Open
Open all year
Price
Free
Notice
Range-finding post interior closed for safety

Checked September 2026 from official sources: bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com. Things change, so check before you travel.

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A free field guide for your phone: the route, the maps and the stories built in, even with no signal. The places of the Normandy campaign of June–July 1944, following Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne, from the night drop and Brécourt Manor to Utah Beach and Carentan, with Omaha, Pointe du Hoc, the British and Canadian beaches and the best museums along the way.

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