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Maisy Battery

Step into the authentic heart of World War II at Maisy Battery, a hidden gem now open to the public after over 60 years. Explore preserved bunkers & structures.
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Walk 2.5km of original German trenches. Enjoy an authentic, remarkable journey of discovery. Maisy Battery is now open to the public after being buried for over 60 years. You can walk through 2 miles of original German trenches and go into bunkers.

02/09/2026

An area of an Allied Intelligence Map showing Pointe du Hoc dated 15th Feb 1944. On this map Intelligence officers have called the position 'Pointe du Hoe' - which we assume was simply a mistake which continued for a while.
This map shows the site having 6 guns in place and these maps were redrawn almost weekly based on aerial reconnaissance to reflect any changes - which would then be recorded and re-issued on updated maps.
Later maps show the gun positions being dismantled one by one until all the guns had all been removed.
The second image is dated April 21st and it shows this work in progress - and it is confirmation that the Allies were aware of these changes before D-Day.
Once the 4 new casements been completed deck mounted cannons (similar to those used on ships) would have been installed. D-Day stopped the construction - which is why you can see only two unfinished casements when you visit Pointe du Hoc today.

02/09/2026

A Rangers objective on D-Day was this bridge and the 'sluice gates' on the coast just outside of Grandcamp-les-Bains.
If you leave Grandcamp in the direction of Pointe du Hoc (past the Silver Lady statue) at the bottom of the dip you are in a small valley. During the war the German Army had flooded the area by closing the gates and this caused a small river to back up and create a natural blockage across the area. The only way for Allied forces to advance towards Grandcamp-les-Bains and Maisy was across this bridge. Hence it was a D-Day objective for the Rangers, they had to take the bridge to secure the western end of Omaha Sector.
The first photograph shows the General Staff map from 1944 and the pink area is the extent of the flooding away from the gates inland. The next is a Top Secret planning document showing the coastline as viewed from the sea. The sluice gates are specifically marked. The last photograph is more recent, having been taken 15 years ago, it shows a time when after heavy rain the flooding inland did actually cover the road.
Had the German army blown the bridge ahead of the advancing US forces then the town of Grandcamp-les-Bains and the Batteries at Maisy would have stayed in German hands for longer. The delay to advancing forces would have been considerable as they would have had to drive inland - over the river and then come back towards the coast.

01/09/2026

This aerial photograph of Pointe du Hoc was taken in the days after the battle. Most of the Rangers’ LCAs (Landing Craft Assault boats) are still on the beach beneath the cliffs where they landed.
The shell holes and craters on the top are a testament to the ferocity of the bombardment the area sustained prior to the assault.

01/09/2026

President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy photographed talking to 2nd Ranger Leonard Lomell at Pointe du Hoc.

31/08/2026

The Pointe du Hoc Range Finder position photographed after the battle.
The Rangefinder had been removed and the mounts were found empty when the site was attacked.

Photographs - Cover Up at Pointe du Hoc Vol II. Gary Sterne

31/08/2026

A great aerial photograph of one of the Maisy gun positions.
This position was hit during the Allied bombing on D-Day resulting in a large crack which runs all the way across the front area of the concrete base.
Just in front of the wheels in this photograph.

30/08/2026

Further to our other recent post about men from the British Army fighting alongside the US Army Rangers at Pointe du Hoc we would like to share this information.

Shown here is the official UK Government Award document for British Army Corporal GOOD. He was one of a group of British servicemen attached to the US Army Rangers during their training - and on D-Day. He worked on the DUKW's (6 wheel amphibious trucks) that were to deliver the Rangers to Pointe du Hoc.
Once landed Cpl Good chose to fight alongside the Rangers on top of the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc where fought as an infantryman and it was this bravery won him the British Military Medal.

This award was personally confirmed by Lt. Colonel Rudder of the Rangers and signed off by Field Marshall Montgomery.

It is our hope that the new improvements at Pointe du Hoc will include an area which draws attention to the contribution made by the British servicemen who also fought at Pointe du Hoc on D-Day.

Cover up at Pointe du Hoc Vol II by Gary Sterne

30/08/2026

German soldiers surrender their weapons at Soest, Germany, on 10 May 1945.

Just two days after VE Day, the men file past a growing pile of rifles. One of countless scenes marking the end of the war in Europe.

30/08/2026

A Top Secret BIGOT Map Overlay for the Western End of the Omaha Sector shows the beach defences in front of Grandcamp and the targets Numbered 5 & 16 - the Coastal Defence Batteries at Maisy.

29/08/2026

James Gabaree: A Company 5th Rangers landed on Omaha Beach June 6th 1944.

"The command came to drop the ramp, and in an instant I knew we were entering a killing zone. The German defences were practically intact; the beach was semi-circular in shape, and we were heading into the centre of a death trap. With enemy guns firing at us from both sides and along the full width of the beach, I jumped into the water, knee deep and red with blood. Although soaking wet and loaded down with equipment, I think I broke the Olympic speed record.
To stop to seek shelter meant death. The bullets, mortar and artillery fire were intense. Explosives were going off on the beach ahead of us, and enormous sheets of fire from artillery guns, rifle and mortar fire blanketed the beach. Machine-gun bullets were hitting the water with such force, it looked like it was raining. The German 88 artillery gun was a deadly and accurate weapon that sank many craft and killed a great number of our men. The enemy targeted the ramp openings on the landing craft,
killing men before they could get off the boat. It was a slaughter; men were dying all around me."

Extract taken from: The Cover Up at Omaha Beach - Gary Sterne
Photograph: James Gabaree at Pointe du Hoc showing where he was shot and left for dead many years before. Jim survived the war and became a successful businessman.

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