MG 42 Position
MG 42 Position is a battlefield in Carentan-les-Marais, Saint-Lô, Normandy. MG 42 Position is situated nearby to the village green Place du Prêche, as well as near the square Place du Général de Gaulle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carentan station and Hôtel Hervieu de Pontlouis.
Carentan station
Railway station
Photo: Crochet.david, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gare de Carentan is a railway station serving the town Carentan, Manche department, Normandy, northwestern France. It is situated on the Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway. Carentan station is situated 390 metres northeast of MG 42 Position.
Hôtel Hervieu de Pontlouis
Historic building
Photo: LoyF, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hôtel Hervieu de Pontlouis is a historic building, which is situated 650 metres northeast of MG 42 Position.
Église Notre-Dame de Carentan
Church
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Notre-Dame de Carentan is a church, which is situated 710 metres northeast of MG 42 Position.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Hilaire-Petitville and Saint-Côme-du-Mont.
Saint-Hilaire-Petitville
Village
Photo: Xfigpower, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Hilaire-Petitville is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France with a population of 1,372. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Carentan-les-Marais.
Saint-Côme-du-Mont
Village
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Côme-du-Mont is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Carentan-les-Marais. Saint-Côme-du-Mont is situated 4 km northwest of MG 42 Position.
Méautis
Village
Photo: Xfigpower, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Méautis is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France. Méautis is situated 4½ km southwest of MG 42 Position.
MG 42 Position
- Type: Battlefield
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Carentan-les-Marais, Saint-Lô, Manche, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.30085° or 49° 18′ 3″ northLongitude
-1.2497° or 1° 14′ 59″ westOpen location code
8CXW8Q22+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 2984774920OpenStreetMap feature
historic=battlefield
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