Destroyed German FuMG.420 Freya radar at Pointe et Raz de la Percée, Calvados, France, 22 June 1944 (342-FH-3A17207-72632AC)

A destroyed German FuMG.420 Freya radar at the StP 74a Le Guay, Pointe et Raz de la Percée, Calvados, France, 22 June 1944. Station 110 "Imme" was staffed 120 Luftwaffe personnel were from 9 Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie of Luftnachrichten-Regiment 53 (9./FlugmeldeLeitKp, III./LnRgt 53) and the 60 Kriegsmarine personnel from 2nd Marine-Funkmeßortung Abteilung. and operated two FuMG.65 and one FuMG 80/420 Freya. The station was situated between the Pointe de Hoc in the west and Omaha Beach in the east an thus was heavily attacked by Allied aircraft and the radars were put out of action by D-Day. On 6 June 1944, the Luftwaffe personnel crews decided to leave the site and retreat inland, where they were captured by the Americans from Omaha Beach advancing westward.

Date

1944-06-22

Photographer / author

U.S. Army Air Forces photo 342-FH-3A17207-72632AC

Archive

U.S. National Archives (via Wikimedia Commons)

Type

image

Original size

2,875 × 3,646 pixels

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