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title: Bombardment of the Merville Battery
author: RAF Reconnaissance - Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18977/bombardment-of-the-merville-battery/
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updated: 2024-05-21
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# Bombardment of the Merville Battery

_Authored by RAF Reconnaissance - Imperial War Museums_

## Image File

[![Bombardment of the Merville Battery](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18977.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18977.png)

## Image Caption

A photograph showing the crater damage inflicted by RAF [Lancaster bombers](https://www.worldhistory.org/Lancaster_Bomber/) on the German Merville battery on the Orne estuary. The four guns of Merville (believed bigger than they actually were by the Allies) threatened [Sword Beach](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sword_Beach/) of the [D-Day](https://www.worldhistory.org/D-Day/) [Normandy Landings](https://www.worldhistory.org/collection/243/the-normandy-landings/) of 6 June 1944. The guns, protected by thick concrete casements, remained undamaged but were taken by paratroopers of the British 6th Airborne Division. (Imperial [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) Museums)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museums, R. R. -. I. W. (2024, May 21). Bombardment of the Merville Battery. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18977/bombardment-of-the-merville-battery/>
### Chicago
Museums, RAF Reconnaissance - Imperial War. "Bombardment of the Merville Battery." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 21, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18977/bombardment-of-the-merville-battery/>.
### MLA
Museums, RAF Reconnaissance - Imperial War. "Bombardment of the Merville Battery." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 May 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18977/bombardment-of-the-merville-battery/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Merville-Bombardement.jpg) by [**RAF Reconnaissance - Imperial War Museums**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Merville-Bombardement.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 21 May 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.