Hillman Fortress
The Hillman Fortress was a German bunker complex and command post built during the Second World War and located near Colleville-Montgomery in Normandy, France.Photo: Tib124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: German bunker from World War II on Sword Beach, Normandy, France
- Also known as: “Hillman Site”, “Widerstandsnest 17”, and “WN 17”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Town hall of Colleville-Montgomery and Town hall of Saint-Aubin-d’Arquenay.
Town hall of Colleville-Montgomery
Town hall
Photo: Sylenius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Town hall of Colleville-Montgomery is situated 1½ km northeast of Hillman Fortress.
Town hall of Saint-Aubin-d’Arquenay
Town hall
Photo: Pimprenel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Town hall of Saint-Aubin-d’Arquenay is situated 1½ km east of Hillman Fortress.
Église Saint-Vigor de Colleville-Montgomery
Church
Photo: Pimprenel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Vigor de Colleville-Montgomery is a church, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Hillman Fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colleville-Montgomery and Saint-Aubin-d’Arquenay.
Colleville-Montgomery
Village
Photo: Sylenius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colleville-Montgomery is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Saint-Aubin-d’Arquenay
Village
Photo: Roi.dagobert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Hermanville-sur-Mer
Village
Photo: Sylenius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hermanville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Hillman Fortress
- Categories: artillery battery, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Colleville-Montgomery, Arrondissement of Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.26544° or 49° 15′ 56″ northLongitude
-0.30975° or 0° 18′ 35″ westOpen location code
8CXX7M8R+53OpenStreetMap ID
way 229519959OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q19444538
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Hillman Fortress” goes by many names.
- French: “Site Hillman”
- French: “Widerstandsnest 17”
- French: “WN 17”
- German: “Widerstandsnest 17”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza Hillman”
- Portuguese: “Sítio Hillman”
- Spanish: “Sitio Hillman”
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