Lion-sur-Mer; Lower Normandy; France
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Date: 04 June 1944
Location: Lion-sur-Mer; Lower Normandy; France
Coordinates (lat, lon): 49.308921, -0.314573
Description: Beach obstacles visible in this image consist of an outer line of 'Belgian Gates', designed to hold landing craft back from the shore, and an inner line of steel caltrops known as 'Czech Hedgehogs', intended to rip out the underside of landing craft.
Location: Lion-sur-Mer; Lower Normandy; France
Coordinates (lat, lon): 49.308921, -0.314573
Description: Beach obstacles visible in this image consist of an outer line of 'Belgian Gates', designed to hold landing craft back from the shore, and an inner line of steel caltrops known as 'Czech Hedgehogs', intended to rip out the underside of landing craft.
Image type: Vertical
Scale: 7000
Scale: 7000