Battle of Merville Gun Battery
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battle-of-merville-gun-battery-166-1276393
title:
Battle of Merville Gun Battery
text:
The Battle of Merville Gun Battery was a series of British assaults beginning 6 June 1944, as part of Operation Tonga, part of the Normandy landings, during the Second World War. Allied intelligence believed the Merville Gun Battery was composed of heavy-calibre 150 mm (5.9 in) guns that could threaten the British landings at Sword Beach, only 8 miles (13 km) away. The 9th Parachute Battalion, part of the 3rd Parachute Brigade attached to 6th Airborne Division, was given the objective of destroy
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Battle during D-Day landings
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Merville_Gun_Battery
date created:
2011-08-25T12:53:55Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T17:50:32Z
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13
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