Light support / Mess shelter

Light support / Mess shelter is a ruins in Grandcamp-Maisy, Arrondissement of Bayeux, Normandy. Light support / Mess shelter is situated near the military installation Platform Howitzer 155mm, as well as near Emplacement for 37mm Anti-Aircraft gun.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Église Saint-Germain de Maisy and Manoir de l’Hermerel.

Église Saint-Germain de Maisy

Church

Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Église Saint-Germain de Maisy is a church, which is situated 760 metres northeast of Light support / Mess shelter.

Manoir de l’Hermerel

Castle

Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Manoir de l’Hermerel is a castle, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Light support / Mess shelter.

WN 81

Bunker

Photo: Archangel12, CC BY 2.0.

WN 81 is a bunker, which is situated 1½ km north of Light support / Mess shelter.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grandcamp-Maisy and Géfosse-Fontenay.

Grandcamp-Maisy

Village

Photo: Rundvald, Public domain.

Grandcamp-Maisy is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Géfosse-Fontenay

Village

Photo: Buffoleo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Géfosse-Fontenay is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Géfosse-Fontenay is situated 2½ km southwest of Light support / Mess shelter.

Cardonville

Village

Photo: Buffoleo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cardonville is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France. Cardonville is situated 3½ km south of Light support / Mess shelter.

Light support / Mess shelter

Type: Ruins
Also known as: “Batiment de soutien léger / Mess”
Categories: building, bunker, and historic site
Location: Grandcamp-Maisy, Arrondissement of Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude

49.37582° or 49° 22′ 33″ north

Longitude

-1.06122° or 1° 3′ 40″ west

Open location code

8CXW9WGQ+8G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 349523676

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=bunker

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In Other Languages

“Light support / Mess shelter” goes by many names.

German: “Leichte Feuerstellung / Offizier-Unterstand”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Platform Howitzer 155mm and Emplacement for 37mm Anti-Aircraft gun.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Personnel Building and 155mm Howitzer.

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