Fortress of Mimoyecques
The Fortress of Mimoyecques is the modern name for a Second World War underground military complex built by the forces of Nazi Germany between 1943 and 1944.
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- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 100 metres (330 feet)
- Description: Second World War underground military complex built by Nazi Germany between 1943 and 1944 to house a battery of V-3 cannons aimed at London, 165 kilometres (103 mi) away.
- Also known as“Bauvorhaben 711”“Marquise-Mimoyecques”“Wiese”
Places of Interest
Discover Réserve naturelle régionale de la forteresse de Mimoyecques and Église Saint-Martin de Landrethun-le-Nord.
Réserve naturelle régionale de la forteresse de Mimoyecques
Réserve naturelle régionale de la forteresse de Mimoyecques is a nature reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fiennes and Cap Blanc-Nez.
Fiennes
Fiennes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
4½ km southeast of Fortress of Mimoyecques
Cap Blanc-Nez
Cap Blanc-Nez is a cape on the Côte d'Opale, in the…
10 km northwest of Fortress of Mimoyecques
Fortress of Mimoyecques
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Latitude
50.84783° or 50° 50′ 52″ north
Longitude
1.768° or 1° 46′ 5″ east
Open location code
9F23RQX9+46
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Spanish—“Fortress of Mimoyecques” goes by many names.
МимойекBulgarian
密摩耶克斯堡壘Chinese
MimoyecquesDutch
Fortezza di MimoyecquesItalian
ミモイェーク要塞Japanese
دژ میمویکPersian
MimoyecquesPolish
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