La station radar oubliée d’Englesqueville-la-Percée (Calvados)
In June 2020, an excavation was carried out by the Service d’archéologie du Département Calvados in the commune of Englesqueville-la-Percée, as part of the development of a bike path linking Kiev (Ukraine) to Roscoff (France). This excavation made it possible to rediscover a German radar station fro...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
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2024
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| Accès en ligne: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Résumé: | In June 2020, an excavation was carried out by the Service d’archéologie du Département Calvados in the commune of Englesqueville-la-Percée, as part of the development of a bike path linking Kiev (Ukraine) to Roscoff (France). This excavation made it possible to rediscover a German radar station from the Second World War, forgotten until then, even though it was a strategic priority for the Allies during the D-Day landings. This installation was part of the Atlantic Wall and was erected in 1943 on the edge of the cliffs of the commune of Englesqueville, on the site of a former semaphore of the French Navy. The radar station, which was still under construction in 1944, was equipped with four radars, including a Freya type, two Würzburg-Riese operated by the Luftwaffe and a Seetakt maritime radar operated by the Kriegsmarine. In May 1944, the station was targeted several times by a series of bombing raids aimed at destroying its installations. Finally, it was taken by Company C of the 2nd Ranger Battalion and troops of the 29th Infantry Division on the 7th of June 1944. During the excavation, more than 500 artefacts were discovered, testifying to the diversity and disparity of the military equipment, but also to the soldiers’ everyday life. As such, the study of these remains allows us to broaden our knowledge on many subjects, such as the everyday life of the men, construction techniques and materials, weapons and food. The analysis of all the different archaeological evidence also allows us to understand the organisation and evolution of this site. |
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