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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

Brécourt V1 launch ramp
War vestiges 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.
Batterie du Roc in Granville
German battery
50400 Granville

The Roc in Granville is a 20th century military ensemble, integrated with the Atlantic Wall, dominating the Normandy coast with its casemates and cannons.
Launch base of V 1 du Bois des Huit Rues (also on Morbecque municipality)
War vestiges 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.
Helfaut cupola
Blockhaus
62570 Helfaut

The Coupole d'Helfaut, Nazi bunker of 1943-1944 near Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais), was to launch V2 rockets. Today the historical museum on the Second World War and the conquest of space.
Blockhouse of Perlecques
Blockhaus
62910 Éperlecques

The Eperlecques Blockhouse, built between 1943 and 1944 in Pas-de-Calais, is a German Second World War bunker for launching V2 missiles. Located in the forest of Eperlecques, this historic site bears witness to Nazi military strategies and allied resistance.
Camp de Rivesaltes de Salses-le-Château
Jewish heritage
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.
Fireplace for Gonfreville-l'Orcher cannon
Blockhaus
76700 Gonfreville-l'Orcher

The Gonfreville-l'Orcher cannon hut is a blockhouse in the Atlantic Wall, built in the 1940s in Normandy. This historic monument, located near Le Havre, housed a 50 mm anti-tank gun camouflaged in house.
Ecqueville artillery battery
German battery
76930 Octeville-sur-Mer

The Ecqueville artillery battery, built in the 2nd quarter of the 20th century in Octeville-sur-Mer, Normandy, is a key element of the Atlantic Wall, with more than thirty defensive works still visible today.