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It was started in 1943 inside an existing underground French Naval oil storage facility. On July 7, 1943, the site was ordered to be completed as a [[V-2 rocket]] launch facility.<ref name=jeanmaridor/> Early in 1944, the facility was converted to a [[V-1 flying bomb]] launch facility.<ref name=Collier>{{cite book |last=Collier|first=Basil|title=The Battle of the V-Weapons, 1944-1945 |origyear=1964 |year=1976|publisher=The Emfield Press|location=Yorkshire|isbn=0-7057-0070-4 |pages=35}}</ref> and subsequently completed.<ref name=Henshall>{{cite book |last=Henshall|first=Philip|title=Hitler’s Rocket Sites|year=1985|publisher=St Martin's Press|location=New York|isbn= |pages=147|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last= |first= |url=http://www.atlantikwall.org.uk/new_page_61.htm |title=Brecourt |work=The Atlantik Wall In Normandy |date= |accessdate=2008-02-27|publisher=}}</ref>
It was started in 1943 inside an existing underground French Naval oil storage facility. On July 7, 1943, the site was ordered to be completed as a [[V-2 rocket]] launch facility.<ref name=jeanmaridor/> Early in 1944, the facility was converted to a [[V-1 flying bomb]] launch facility.<ref name=Collier>{{cite book |last=Collier|first=Basil|title=The Battle of the V-Weapons, 1944-1945 |origyear=1964 |year=1976|publisher=The Emfield Press|location=Yorkshire|isbn=0-7057-0070-4 |pages=35}}</ref> and subsequently completed.<ref name=Henshall>{{cite book |last=Henshall|first=Philip|title=Hitler’s Rocket Sites|year=1985|publisher=St Martin's Press|location=New York|isbn= |pages=147|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last= |first= |url=http://www.atlantikwall.org.uk/new_page_61.htm |title=Brecourt |work=The Atlantik Wall In Normandy |date= |accessdate=2008-02-27|publisher=}}</ref>


The Brécourt [[military installation]] was virtually undetectable by aerial observation,.<ref name=aetius>{{cite web|last= |first= |url=http://perso.wanadoo.fr/aetius/mur/v1Brecourt.htm|title=Cherbourg-Brécourt |work=Bases launch V1 Cotentin and Seine-Maritime |date= |accessdate=2008-02-27|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last= |first= |url= http://www.sitesv1du-nord-de-la-france.com/A4V2.htm |title= La fusée A4 V2 |work= Les Sites V1 du Nord de la France |date= |accessdate=2008-02-27|publisher=}}</ref> However, the [[387th Air Expeditionary Operations Group#History|387th Bombardment Group]] records indicate [[Operation Crossbow]] bombing in Manche of a "[[Martinvast]] [[V-1 flying bomb (facilities)|V-1 site]]" on 11 November 1943, which may have been Brécourt.<ref name=387bg>{{cite web |title=Combat Missions |url=http://387bg.com/ |work=387th Bombardment Group (Medium) |accessdate=2008-11-12}}</ref>
The Brécourt [[military installation]] was virtually undetectable by aerial observation.<ref name=aetius>{{cite web|last= |first= |url=http://perso.wanadoo.fr/aetius/mur/v1Brecourt.htm|title=Cherbourg-Brécourt |work=Bases launch V1 Cotentin and Seine-Maritime |date= |accessdate=2008-02-27|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last= |first= |url= http://www.sitesv1du-nord-de-la-france.com/A4V2.htm |title= La fusée A4 V2 |work= Les Sites V1 du Nord de la France |date= |accessdate=2008-02-27|publisher=}}</ref> However, the [[387th Air Expeditionary Operations Group#History|387th Bombardment Group]] records indicate [[Operation Crossbow]] bombing in Manche of a "[[Martinvast]] [[V-1 flying bomb (facilities)|V-1 site]]" on 11 November 1943, which may have been Brécourt.<ref name=387bg>{{cite web |title=Combat Missions |url=http://387bg.com/ |work=387th Bombardment Group (Medium) |accessdate=2008-11-12}}</ref>


The Allies captured Brécourt a few days before July 4, 1944, and both [[Dwight Eisenhower]] and [[Winston Churchill]] subsequently visited the facility<!-- the latter reportedly dropping an apple he was eating in astonishment of the massive facility.- (the link says it belongs to legend)-->.<ref name=jeanmaridor>{{cite web|last=Maridor|first=Jean|url=http://www.jean-maridor.org/francais/brecourt.htm |title= Le site V1 de Cherbourg Brécourt |work= Les bombes volantes V1|date=|accessdate=2008-02-27|publisher=}}</ref>
The Allies captured Brécourt a few days before July 4, 1944, and both [[Dwight Eisenhower]] and [[Winston Churchill]] subsequently visited the facility<!-- the latter reportedly dropping an apple he was eating in astonishment of the massive facility.- (the link says it belongs to legend)-->.<ref name=jeanmaridor>{{cite web|last=Maridor|first=Jean|url=http://www.jean-maridor.org/francais/brecourt.htm |title= Le site V1 de Cherbourg Brécourt |work= Les bombes volantes V1|date=|accessdate=2008-02-27|publisher=}}</ref>

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For the World War II attack, see Brécourt Manor Assault.
Brécourt
aliases: Équeurdreville,[1] Martinvast[2]
Part of Nazi Germany
Équeurdreville-Hainneville,
Manche,
Normandy,
France
File:Brecourt.jpg
Dwight Eisenhower visiting the Brécourt1 V-1 flying bomb facility near Cherbourg
Coordinates49°39′7″N 1°40′12″W / 49.65194°N 1.67000°W / 49.65194; -1.67000
TypeBunker,
V-1 flying bomb launch facility
Site information
Conditionruins
Site history
Built1932 French oil storage cistern,
1943 Nazi Germany bunker & launch facility
In usenever used [3]
Materialsconcrete
Battles/warsOperation Crossbow
EventsV-1 launch facility begun 1943,
bombed 11 November 1943,
captured July 1944

Brécourt was a Nazi Germany bunker in Équeurdreville-Hainneville near Cherbourg, in Manche of Normandy, northern France.

History

It was started in 1943 inside an existing underground French Naval oil storage facility. On July 7, 1943, the site was ordered to be completed as a V-2 rocket launch facility.[4] Early in 1944, the facility was converted to a V-1 flying bomb launch facility.[5] and subsequently completed.[6][7]

The Brécourt military installation was virtually undetectable by aerial observation.[3][8] However, the 387th Bombardment Group records indicate Operation Crossbow bombing in Manche of a "Martinvast V-1 site" on 11 November 1943, which may have been Brécourt.[9]

The Allies captured Brécourt a few days before July 4, 1944, and both Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill subsequently visited the facility.[4]

See also

Notes

^1 The location for the photo of Eisenhower on the stairs has also been identified as Söttevast.

References

  1. ^ "Fortifications Built by Prussia or Germany". Fortifications of the World. 2003-05-25. Archived from the original on 2005-02-09. Retrieved 2008-02-27. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ King, Benjamin. Impact: The History of Germany's V-Weapons in World War II. p. 112.
  3. ^ a b "Cherbourg-Brécourt". Bases launch V1 Cotentin and Seine-Maritime. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
  4. ^ a b Maridor, Jean. "Le site V1 de Cherbourg Brécourt". Les bombes volantes V1. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
  5. ^ Collier, Basil (1976) [1964]. The Battle of the V-Weapons, 1944-1945. Yorkshire: The Emfield Press. p. 35. ISBN 0-7057-0070-4.
  6. ^ Henshall, Philip (1985). Hitler’s Rocket Sites. New York: St Martin's Press. p. 147.
  7. ^ "Brecourt". The Atlantik Wall In Normandy. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
  8. ^ "La fusée A4 V2". Les Sites V1 du Nord de la France. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
  9. ^ "Combat Missions". 387th Bombardment Group (Medium). Retrieved 2008-11-12.

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