Headquarters
Of the two Abteilugen "Flak Battalions" who were involved with both the construction of the sites in La Manche, and the launching, and there is very little known about them.
They were referred to as the 4th & 8th Battalions, and it is thought they had their Headquarters at Martinvast.
The 155 Flak Regiment who the 4th & 8th Battalions belonged to, are very difficult to research, they may not have really been formed by D-day, and therefore only existed on paper.
The Chateau was bombed by the American 387th medium bomber group using marauders.
The 4th Battalion were split into two units, the first operated to the west of Cherbourg and the second to the east.
The 8th Battalion was divided into four units, and they had control of the sites to the south of Cherbourg.
