German coastal gun emplacement, Normandy, 1944

Photograph, World War Two, North West Europe, (1944-1945), 1944.

This coastal defence artillery at Longues Sur-Mer was part of the Atlantic Wall, the German system of fortifications built along the western coast of Europe and Scandinavia as a defence against an anticipated Allied invasion. The battery was knocked-out by the Allies on D-Day, 6 June 1944.

One of 64 official and agency photographs collected by Major A G Russell, 79 Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, United Kingdom and 1942-1944.