Mare Fontaine (Ver sur Mer) Map 1512 OT N49 13.374 W000 31.736
WN32
This gun position given the code number WN32
by the Germans, and the Regiment 3/HKAA 1260 were operating the site at the time
of D-day.
The emplacement was furnished with four Czech guns of 100 mm and housed in
casemates of the H669 type. This position defended the beach area known as Gold
Beach.
The old Czech guns had a range of around 10 kms so the beach was well within
their limits. As with many of the structures on the Atlantic Wall the site was
still under construction at the time of D-day. These casemates were constructed
with the later technique which involved the use of less steel. Steel of
course was in very short supply and badly needed elsewhere. The newer
construction methods did not quite give the same protection., although evidence
seems to show that even a direct hit in most cases left the gun operational.
