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Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Normandy

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Fort de Querqueville, constitutive work of the Cherbourg harbour

50460 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

The Fort de Querqueville, built in the 18th century in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, is a key military work of the Cherbourg artificial harbour, designed to defend the west pass and protect the ships in Normandy.
East Fort, building work of the Cherbourg harbour

50100 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

The East Fort, built in the 19th century in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, is a ruined military structure that is part of the fortifications of the artificial rade, the second largest in the world.
Fort des Flamands, a building work of the Cherbourg harbour

50110 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

The Fort des Flamands, built in the 19th century in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, is a granite military work that forms part of the defensive system of the artificial rade, designed to protect the southern entrance and serve as a powder depot for the Navy.
Hamburg coastal artillery battery

50840 Fermanville

The Hamburg coastal artillery battery, built in the 2nd quarter of the 20th century in Fermanville, Normandy, is a key work of the Atlantic Wall equipped with 240 mm guns to defend the Cherbourg harbour.
Alderville-la-Roche anti-aircraft battery and La Valette

50440 La Hague

The Auderville-la-Roche and La Valette anti-aircraft battery, built in the 1940s in La Hague, is a German military vestige of the Second World War, equipped with radars and Flak guns to defend the Normandy coasts.
Alderville-la-Roche coastal artillery battery

50440 La Hague

The Auderville-la-Roche coastal artillery battery, built in the 1940s in La Hague, is a German military vestige of World War II, integrated into the Atlantic Wall with 24 defensive structures.
Alderville-Laye coastal artillery battery

50440 La Hague

Alderville-Laye's coastal artillery battery, built in the 1940s in La Hague, is a German military vestige of World War II, equipped with long-range marine guns.
Former dread of Audouville

50480 Sainte-Marie-du-Mont

The dread of Audouville, built at the end of the 17th century in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont in Normandy, is a military work designed to protect the Cotentin from enemy landings, with its ditches still in water today.