Fort des Couplets

Fort des Couplets is a fort in Manche, Normandy. Fort des Couplets is situated nearby to the military installation Terrain militaire de Brecourt, as well as near the fort Batterie des Couplets neuve.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brécourt and Fort du Tôt.

Brécourt

Bunker

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Brécourt was a Nazi Germany V-1 launching pad in Équeurdreville-Hainneville near Cherbourg, in Manche of Normandy, northern France. It was by far the largest V-1 launch complex ever built by the Luftwaffe, and the only one to feature two launching pads from the outset: one protected, the other underground. Brécourt is situated 440 metres west of Fort des Couplets.

Fort du Tôt

Fort

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Fort du Tôt is situated 1 km south of Fort des Couplets.

Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Hainneville

Church

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Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Hainneville is a church, which is situated 1¼ km west of Fort des Couplets.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Querqueville and Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.

Querqueville

Suburb

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Querqueville is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. Querqueville is situated 3 km northwest of Fort des Couplets.

Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

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Cherbourg is a port town at the north end of the Cotentin Peninsula in Manche, France. Cherbourg is located near the D-Day beaches where Allied forces landed in 1944 during World War II. The town was liberated by American troops shortly after that.