| Sottevast | |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,196 |
| Sottevast | |
|---|---|
| Part of Nazi Germany | |
| France | |
| Coordinates | 49°33′0.54″N 1°35′35.15″E / 49.55015°N 1.5930972°E |
| Type | bunker |
| Site history | |
| In use | captured before being used |
| Battles/wars | Operation Crossbow |
Sottevast is a commune in Normandy in north-western France.
Sottevast in World War II[]
Main article: Operation Crossbow
Sottevast was a Nazi Germany storage and servicing bunker for V-weapons.[1] The site was captured by the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (World War II).[2][3]
| Date | Result |
|---|---|
| February 29/March 1, 1944 | One Mosquito to a "flying-bomb site" at "Sottevast"[4][Clarification needed] |
| April 28, 1944 | Mission 325: 18 of 106 B-17s bomb the Sottevast, France V-weapon site and targets of opportunity; clouds prevent most B-17s from bombing; 2 B-17s are lost (1 has 6 KIA and 5 POW)[1] and 47 damaged; 3 airmen are WIA and 21 MIA. Escort is provided by 46 P-47s without loss.[5] |
| May 8, 1944 | Mission 345: 384th Bombardment Group.[6] |
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References[]
- ↑ tbd (tbd). "tbd". http://www.atlantikwall.org.uk/new_page_51.htm. Retrieved tbd.
- ↑ "Welcome to the 504th PIR Association". DotNetNuke Corporation. http://www.504pirassociation.org/. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
- ↑ Stever, H. Guyford. In War and Peace. p. p47. http://books.google.com/books?id=BjKnAH22EcoC&pg=PA47&lpg=PA47&dq=sottevast+captured&source=web&ots=wyhm9vomrh&sig=2ISUhtIHsajbd6LEDNvfj_Xm0to&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=6&ct=result. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
- ↑ "Campaign Diary Feb 1944". Royal Air Force Bomber Command 60th Anniversary. UK Crown. http://www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/Feb1944.html. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
- ↑ "8th Air Force 1944 Chronicles". http://www.airwarweb.net/usaaf/8af_1944.php. Retrieved 2007-05-25. 1944: April, May, June, July, August, September
- ↑ 384th BG Mission Almanac Mission 103
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