Audouville la Hubert WN8 N49 25.715 W001 11.386 Map 1311E
The Germans had renumbered the strong points along this section of the Atlantic
Wall twice during the occupation.
This leads to a lot of confusion when looking at old maps and reading papers on
the defences of Utah. There are many sites that even share the same number.
The main armament employed in this section was a 75mm field gun, and this was
supplemented by 47 mm cannon and two 50 mm anti aircraft guns.
Six machine gun emplacements housed in Tobruks were also installed, two on the
roofs of the personnel bunkers. There was also a larger Tobruk which housed a
mortar.
The troops stationed here were billeted in a type 622 and 501 bunkers.
These can still be seen at the side of the road today and are in quite good
condition.
The site was surrounded by minefields and anti tank ditches and much of the area
inland was flooded.
About sixty troops would be needed to serve a strong point like this, and many
of them were veterans from the Russian front, enjoying a break from fighting
there.
