La Maison Rouge
1 x Vf/MG.
The Vf/MG 'Pilz'.
La Maison Rouge
La Maison Rouge
The house in the south and the 'Pilz' mushroom bunker in the north.
La Maison Rouge
The Vf/MG 'Pilz' and the house behind.
La Maison Rouge
Vf/MG 'Pilz'.
MG34.
La Maison Rouge
Vf/MG 'Pilz'. Rear entrance.
La Maison Rouge
Vf/MG 'Pilz' inside with three machine gun embrasures.
La Maison Rouge
Vf/MG 'Pilz' machine gun embrasure..
La Maison Rouge
Vf/MG 'Pilz' with what looks like a trench or gun position, now grown over.
La Maison Rouge
The old house has seen a lot.
Soldiers billeted in private houses.
Mason Rouge and the rectangle behind I believe was an old French fort, one of many around the coast to ward off probably the English.
La Maison Rouge
An Allied Tactical Target photo 5th January 1944 showing the two small defences.
c - Maison Rouge nord.
d - Mason Ruge.
Photo reconnaissance Spitfire.
La Maison Rouge
A section taken from the Bigot map made by the Allies before they landed and its their interpretation of what they thought was here.
D-Day planners
La Maison Rouge
Commando raid December 1943.
Lt Guy Vourch OC 1 (French) Troop.
Royal Naval MTB..
La Maison Rouge
© 2013 Richard Drew