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- Maisy_battery abstract "The Maisy battery is a group of World War II artillery batteries constructed by the Wehrmacht near the French village of Grandcamp-Maisy in Normandy. It formed a part of Germany's Atlantic Wall coastal fortifications and was the principal position of defence for that area.One battery consisted of four 105-mm cannons (three inside casements and one in an open field position). Another site 300 yards away consisted of six 155-mm First World War-vintage French howitzers, two 50mm KwK anti-tank cannons, dozens of bunkers, accommodation blocks, shelters for personnel and ammunition and an extensive trench system featuring mortar pits and defensive machine-gun emplacements. The site also contained the regional headquarters for the sector. The battery was garrisoned by approximately 450 soldiers on rotation. It was built under strict security by forced labour from Russia, Czechoslovakia and Poland and the Wehrmacht run battery was not marked on the Allied D-Day maps which were released to the invasion troops. Given that the Allied Rangers were not briefed to assault Maisy Battery and were instead sent to attack the empty gun battery at Pointe du Hoc, many historians suggest that Pointe du Hoc (on D-Day) was used by German defenders as a ruse to lead the Allies away from Maisy.".
- Maisy_battery builder Organisation_Todt.
- Maisy_battery location France.
- Maisy_battery location Grandcamp-Maisy.
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- Maisy_battery location Normandy.
- Maisy_battery wikiPageExternalLink www.maisybattery.com.
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- Maisy_battery wikiPageOutDegree "33".
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- Maisy_battery wikiPageWikiLink 1st_Infantry_Division_(United_States).
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- Maisy_battery wikiPageWikiLink Category:Buildings_and_structures_in_Calvados_(department).
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- Maisy_battery wikiPageWikiLink Category:Operation_Overlord.
- Maisy_battery wikiPageWikiLink Category:Visitor_attractions_in_Calvados_(department).
- Maisy_battery wikiPageWikiLink Category:Visitor_attractions_in_Lower_Normandy.
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- Maisy_battery wikiPageWikiLink Concrete.
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- Maisy_battery wikiPageWikiLink Pointe_du_Hoc.
- Maisy_battery wikiPageWikiLink Steel.
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- Maisy_battery wikiPageWikiLinkText "German heavy artillery battery".
- Maisy_battery wikiPageWikiLinkText "Maisy battery".
- Maisy_battery battles Battle_of_Normandy.
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- Maisy_battery builder Organisation_Todt.
- Maisy_battery condition "Several casemates, accommodation block, trench system".
- Maisy_battery garrison Wehrmacht.
- Maisy_battery hasPhotoCollection Maisy_battery.
- Maisy_battery latitude "49.376546".
- Maisy_battery location France.
- Maisy_battery location Grandcamp-Maisy.
- Maisy_battery location Normandy.
- Maisy_battery longitude "-1.061339".
- Maisy_battery materials "Concrete and steel".
- Maisy_battery name "Maisy Battery".
- Maisy_battery openToPublic "All casemates are open to public".
- Maisy_battery partof Atlantic_Wall.
- Maisy_battery used "1942".
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- Maisy_battery subject Category:Buildings_and_structures_in_Calvados_(department).
- Maisy_battery subject Category:Fortifications_in_France.
- Maisy_battery subject Category:Military_history_of_France_during_World_War_II.
- Maisy_battery subject Category:Military_history_of_Normandy.
- Maisy_battery subject Category:Operation_Overlord.
- Maisy_battery subject Category:Visitor_attractions_in_Calvados_(department).
- Maisy_battery subject Category:Visitor_attractions_in_Lower_Normandy.
- Maisy_battery subject Category:World_War_II_sites_in_France.
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- Maisy_battery point "49.372 -1.07".
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- Maisy_battery comment "The Maisy battery is a group of World War II artillery batteries constructed by the Wehrmacht near the French village of Grandcamp-Maisy in Normandy. It formed a part of Germany's Atlantic Wall coastal fortifications and was the principal position of defence for that area.One battery consisted of four 105-mm cannons (three inside casements and one in an open field position).".
- Maisy_battery label "Maisy battery".
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- Maisy_battery sameAs Q16950155.
- Maisy_battery sameAs Q16950155.
- Maisy_battery lat "49.372".
- Maisy_battery long "-1.07".
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- Maisy_battery homepage www.maisybattery.com.
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- Maisy_battery name "Maisy Battery".