German beach defense turret at Omaha Beach, Basse-Normandie, France, mid-Jun 1944

Caption     German beach defense turret at Omaha Beach, Basse-Normandie, France, mid-Jun 1944 ww2dbase
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Photo Size 1,706 x 1,240 pixels
Photos on Same Day 10 Jun 1944
Photos at Same Place Basse-Normandie, France
Added By C. Peter Chen
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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
20 Dec 2014 08:29:41 PM

NORMANDY DEFENSE:

Looks like a Panzer Mk.IV turret mounting a 7.5cm
75mm KwK 40 L/48 German defenses at Normandy had six of these gun positions. Did this bunker complex give the gun crew an exit or was it stand and fight.

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