Battle of Douvres Radar Station 1944
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 17 June 1944 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1944 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | World War II era (1939–1945) | derived from year |
| Location | France | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Normandy landings | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | United Kingdom | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 49.2860, -0.4030 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Douvres Radar Station was a military engagement of the invasion of Normandy, that took place on 17 June 1944. The radar had been destroyed on the first day and Allied troops had bypassed the site moving further inland.
British No. 41 (Royal Marine) Commando attacked a German radar station operated by and mostly defended by Luftwaffe ground forces. Supported by an artillery and detachments of specialist mine-clearing and assault tanks of 79th Armoured Division, the defences were breached and the site taken with few casualties on the Allied side.
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