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War vestiges 39-45 in France

The remnants of the 39-45 War are mainly concentrated in Normandy, Hauts de France, Grand-Est and New Aquitaine.
They are mainly indicative of the fighting related to the June 44 landing and traces of Nazi cruelty such as the martyr village of Oradour-sur-Glane, the Hartmannswillerkopf Memorial or the Izieu Children's Memorial.
As for the Battle of Normandy, there are many traces of the disembarkation still visible today: batteries, bunkers, cimetières... The Normandy is therefore a true open-air museum with many museums and arrow path that will allow you to understand the history of the disembarkation of June 6, 44.
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les Vestiges of the two major wars in France

1 residue of the second world war en Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
3 remnants of the second world war dans le Grand-Est
3 remnants of the second world war dans les Hauts-de-France
13 remnants of the second world war en Normandie
1 residue of the second world war en Île de France
5 remnants of the second world war en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
2 remnants of the second world war en Occitanie
1 residue of the second world war en Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur
1 residue of the second world war dans le Pays-de-la-Loire
War vestiges 39-45 in France

Sélection de 8 remnants of the second world war sur 30 en France

Work from Schoenenburg to Hunspach
Vestiges de la Guerre 39-45
67250 Hunspach

The work of Schoenenburg, a large artillery work of the Maginot line, is located in Hunspach (Bas-Rhin, Grand Est). Built between 1931 and 1935, this reinforced concrete fort, with eight blocks and 3 km of underground galleries, is the largest Alsatian structure open to the public, classified as a historical monument.
Montreuil-Bellay Gypsy concentration camp
Camp de concentration
49260 Montreuil-Bellay

The Montreuil-Bellay concentration camp, located in Maine-et-Loire, was a place of internment for Gypsies and other nomads during the Second World War (1941-1945), during the Vichy regime and the German occupation.
Monument to the martyrs of the South West Resistance, said memorial of the farm of Richemont
Vestiges de la Guerre 39-45
33650 Saucats

The memorial of the farm of Richemont, 35 m long obelisk erected in 1953 at Saucats (Gironde), honours the southwestern resistors who died in 1944. His sculptures symbolize Faith, Courage, Sacrifice and Victory on the ruins of a martyred farm.
Brécourt V1 launch ramp
Vestiges de la Guerre 39-45
50120 Equeurdreville-Hainneville

The Brécourt V1 launch ramp, built in the 1940s in Equeurdreville-Hainneville, Manche, is a unique vestige of the Atlantic Wall, used by the Luftwaffe for V1 and V2 missiles.
Launch base of V 1 du Bois des Huit Rues (also on Morbecque municipality)
Vestiges de la Guerre 39-45
59190 Wallon-Cappel

The launch base of V1 du Bois des Huit-Rues, built in 1943 in Wallon-Cappel (North), is a Second World War military vestige, targeted by Operation Crossbow and listed as a historic monument in 2007.
Camp de Rivesaltes de Salses-le-Château
Patrimoine Juif
66600 Salses-le-Château

The Rivesaltes camp, established in 1935 near Salses-le-Château (Occitanie), is a former military camp that became a place of internment for refugees, Jews, Gypsies and Harkis, today a 20th century historical memorial.
Riva-Bella shooting direction post
Vestiges de la Guerre 39-45
14150 Ouistreham

Riva-Bella's fire direction post, built in the 1940s in Ouistreham, Calvados, is an iconic bunker of the Atlantic Wall, now transformed into a Second World War museum.
Memorial of the Camp de Judes in Septfonds
Mémorial
82240 Septfonds

The Memorial of the Camp de Judes in Septfonds, Occitanie, commemorates a 20th century internment camp that hosted Spanish refugees, Jews and resistors between 1939 and 1946. Located near historical remains, it recalls a dark period of French history.