Wn11 Ouistreham-Le Maresquire
Wn11 was a defence position with no bunkers but a small field defence system and south of the defence is a fuel depot.
Wn11 Ouistreham-Le Maresquire
Wn11 Ouistreham-Le Maresquire
Bigot map showing the defence inside a quarry which is a very good defence position. South there were petrol tanks which are still used today.
Wn11 Ouistreham-Le Maresquire
German artillery fire control map showing Wn's and batterie sites. Wn11 set on the side of the canal between Ouistreham and Benouville and Pegasus Bridge.
Wn11 Ouistreham-Le Maresquire
I do not know what the sign is, I thought when I first saw it that it was SNCF railways but I am not too sure now. It was fuel depot in 1944.
Commandos moving south.
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