Île de Cézembre
The Île de Cézembre is an uninhabited island in Brittany in the English Channel about 4 km north-northwest of Saint-Malo . It has an area of approx. 18 hectares, a length of approx. 750 meters and a width of approx. 250 meters.
On the island there is a fine sandy beach on the south side and a rocky coast on the rest of the coast.
history
Hermits once came there for different periods of time , there was a monastery and five small chapels. In the 18th century the island was used for quarantine . During the Second World War , the fortresses of the 17th century were expanded as part of the Atlantic Wall (marine coastal batteries). About 100 soldiers were stationed on the island in the 1940s, they surrendered to the 83rd Infantry Division on September 2, 1944. Some German bunkers are still there. Most of the island is mined and inaccessible. There is a restaurant on the beach.
The Point de Cézembre headland (Antarctica) was named after the island.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Martin Ambrosius: Marine coastal battery Cézembre
- ↑ Martin Bllumenson, United States Army in World War II - European Theater of Operations - Breakout and Pursuit, Chapter XXI: St. Malo and the North Shore
- ↑ Martin Ambrosius: Marine coastal battery Cézembre
Coordinates: 48 ° 41 ′ N , 2 ° 4 ′ W