Normandy Day 5 - Site Hillman
Given the codename "HILLMAN" by the Allies, this site comprised 18 concrete bunkers buried to a depth of 4m and linked by a complex network of trenches. Surrounded by minefields and barbed wire, the site was defende by guns, machine guns and armoured gunposts. On June 6th, the 1st Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment was given the difficult mission of capturing Hillman.
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Normandy Day 5 - Site Hillman
Given the codename "HILLMAN" by the Allies, this site comprised 18 concrete bunkers buried to a depth of 4m and linked by a complex network of trenches. Surrounded by minefields and barbed wire, the site was defende by guns, machine guns and armoured gunposts. On June 6th, the 1st Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment was given the difficult mission of capturing Hillman.
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Uploaded on September 22, 2012
Taken on September 7, 2012