Batterie des Grèves

Batterie des Grèves is a bunker in Manche, Normandy. Batterie des Grèves is situated nearby to the college Institut national des sciences et techniques de la mer, as well as near the museum Maison de l’Éducation à l’Environnement et au Développement Durable.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include French submarine Redoutable and Château des Ravalet.

French submarine Redoutable

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Le Redoutable was the lead boat of her class of ballistic missile submarines in the French Marine nationale. Commissioned on 1 December 1971, the boat was the first French SNLE. French submarine Redoutable is situated 3½ km west of Batterie des Grèves.

Château des Ravalet

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Château des Ravalet is situated 3 km south of Batterie des Grèves.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bretteville and Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.

Bretteville

Village

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Bretteville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France. Bretteville is situated 3½ km east of Batterie des Grèves.

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.