D-Day

[Gil Boyd]

DDAY
On this seventieth year one early morning battle on DDAY gets forgotten about, and that of Merville Battery, and the sacrifice these men made.
Hope you find the story of what 9 PARA did in the early hours an eye opener. They believed there were 150mm guns in the battery looking down on the beaches which would have caused untold casualties, far greater than what we all received as countries. As it turned out, there were large guns in the casements but not as big as "Intelligence" predicted, but nevertheless, under strength and under armed they took and held the position until the beaches were secured

The Merville Battery