The Radar Station: Douvres-la-Delivrande 6th-17th june 1944 - Fights for Distelfink
The Radar Station Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 48
ISBN: 9782815107792
Pub Date: July 2024
Imprint: OREP
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£10.30
Description:
Among the many objectives to be achieved by the Allied troops during the D-Day Landing of June 6, 1944, the radar station built in 1942 by the Todt Organization covers an area of more than 35 hectares. Thirty structures and surveillance and guidance installations, such as the iconic Würzburg-Riese and its 7.5 meter diameter parabola. After several assaults, the site fell on June 17, more than 11 days after Operation Overlord...