Merville Battery Museum Normandy France WWII D-Day

Historical site and museum at the Merville Battery in Normandy France. This was the site of a major battle as a vastly undermanned unit of British paras attacked the battery to take it out of commission during the D-Day invasion. Otherwise the large guns would have pummelled the British landing at Sword Beach not far away. Protected on the flank by Canadian paras, the British heroically succeeded in overcoming the German troops. This video shows the site and some of the museum displays. Shot on HD in 2006.

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[Lionsdale]

excellent video, huzza to the british paras.

[skipy936]

I was there 5 years ago. On the ferry over I was lucky enough to meet Pte Walter Johnson, he was returning to the battery, he told me his blow by blow story of the day that he was there in 44. 2 days later I met him at the battery & he showed me around, what an honour it was to be in the predence of a real war hero in the place that could have killed him. He, like a million others probably does not think of himself as a "hero", just doing what had to be done he would probably say!

[Elieeeeboy]

@GEsniper01 owwww ok ty

[GEsniper01]

@Elieeeeboy

We've been there in august 2007, and there was still a lot under construction, and there was no plane or glider on the site.

Grtz, Pat

[Elieeeeboy]

i've been there but there was aloooooooooooooooot of ppl

on your pics is see almost no one?

i see that it was recorded in 2007 was that airborn plane already there or not

plz send a reaction back! thanks.  Elie...

[ballygeale1]

i was there iast year ,and again this year hopefully,did ye see the snafu c47 plane?

[skipy936]

But he is a hero as they all where.

I hope to return there on the day in 2011

(can't make it 2010) hope he is there.

[anneroelofse1]

if been there 2 summers ago. it was impressive. Liked the bunker they simulated a attack with lights smoke and noise :)

greetz from the Netherlands.

[sluglass1]

Im proud to say my dad was one of the men who attacked the battery, hes 85 now and will always be my hero. sadly 190 men of the 9th batt are still missing. R.I.P

[Gsixtyboy]

I visited Merville again this year, and there is now a fully restored C47 plane that dropped troops over Normandy on display

The sad thing about the Gun battery is that out ot 750 paras that jumped only 150 survived the muster to attack it, out of those a further 75 were killed or injured

withing 24 hours the Gun battery was back in German hands and No3 Commando had to re take it, again with heavy casualties

those that fell undoubtedly saved many lives on the beaches by their sacrifice

[maggiethefox]

Every man an Emporer.....