Batterie de Crisbecq

Over het museum

The Batterie de Crisbecq, also called the Batterie de Saint-Marcouf, was built by the German navy as part of the Atlantic Wall. It had four 210 mm guns and posed a serious threat to ships bringing American troops to Utah Beach. It was bombed by Allied aircraft in spring 1944 and during the night of June 5 to 6.

On the morning of June 6, 1944, the battery opened fire on the Allied fleet. An artillery duel followed, which the ships quickly won. The Germans then turned the guns still in working order towards the beach. On June 7, American soldiers of the 22nd Infantry Regiment tried in vain to take the position, which was defended by about 400 men. The garrison withdrew during the night of June 11.

A museum has been open on the site since 2004. The signposted route links 22 blockhouses furnished with period furniture: bunkrooms, ammunition stores, kitchen, infirmary, anti-aircraft command post. The guns have disappeared, but weapons, uniforms and other objects show the living conditions of the garrison before the Landings.

Hoogtepunten

• 22 blockhouses furnished with period furniture
• Trenches and tunnels linking bunkrooms, kitchen, infirmary and ammunition stores
• Anti-aircraft command post
• D-Day short film on motion seats (12 minutes)
• Information panels in six languages

Vaste collectie

• Parcours des 22 blockhaus – A self-guided route through the trenches and the furnished blockhouses: bunkrooms, kitchen, infirmary, ammunition stores and the command post.
• Court-métrage du Jour J – A 12-minute film on motion seats, following a French resistance fighter, the battery commander and an American soldier on the morning of June 6, 1944.

Opgericht

2004

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Full and reduced rates include access to the film simulator. Payment methods: cash, bank card (except American Express), Chèques-Vacances and cheques.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The site is hard to access for people with reduced mobility, as each blockhouse has steps. Animals are allowed on the site on a lead, but not in the simulator.

Kinderen & gezin

• Kinderwagenvriendelijk: niet aanwezig

The site advises against pushchairs because of the steps at each blockhouse and recommends a baby carrier. Children remain the responsibility of their parents.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The site is about 10 km from Sainte-Mère-Église, 40 minutes from Cherbourg and 1 hour from Caen. From Carentan (15 minutes), take the D901 towards Saint-Marcouf; from Cherbourg, the A13 and then the D700.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Souvenir shop on site.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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