
This structure is one of the fortifications found within the WN27 German defensive sector. This type of construction was designed to house and protect 50mm anti-tanks guns, which would give enfilading fire along the beach. They had a 6.5 km range. The gun still in place today is the one that inflacted many casualties among the Canadian troops before it was destroyed by a specialized tank.
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