| Longues Battery (184 words) |
 | The Longues Battery, built on the cliff top beyond the village of Longues sur Mer, was part of the Atlantic Wall defences in Normandy. |
| Despite bombardment, they were able to fire at Allied shipping on D Day, until the position was captured by 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment who had come inland from Gold Beach. |
| After the Second World War, most Atlantic Wall defences were dismantled, but the guns at Longues were not removed - today making it one of the few battery sites to remain pretty much intact. |
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