Sottevast
| Sottevast | |
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The church of Saint-Hermeland | |
  Sottevast | |
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Location within Normandy region  Sottevast | |
| Coordinates: 49°31′25″N 1°35′35″W / 49.5236°N 1.5931°WCoordinates: 49°31′25″N 1°35′35″W / 49.5236°N 1.5931°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Bricquebec |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Françoise Bougie |
| Area1 | 10.82 km2 (4.18 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 1,196 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50579 / 50260 |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Main article: Communes of the Manche department
Sottevast is a commune in Normandy in north-western France.
| Sottevast | |
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| Part of Nazi Germany | |
| France | |
| Coordinates | 49°33′0.54″N 1°35′35.15″E / 49.5501500°N 1.5930972°E |
| Type | bunker |
| Site history | |
| In use | captured before being used |
| Battles/wars | Operation Crossbow |
Sottevast in World War II
Main article: Operation Crossbow
Sottevast was a German storage and servicing bunker for V-weapons.[1] The site was captured by the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division during the Normandy campaign.[2][3]
| Date | Result |
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| February 29/March 1, 1944 | One Mosquito to a "flying-bomb site" at "Sottevast"[4] |
| 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) 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". Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "Welcome to the 504th PIR Association". DotNetNuke Corporation. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
- ↑ Stever, H. Guyford. In War and Peace. p. 47. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
- ↑ "Campaign Diary Feb 1944". Royal Air Force Bomber Command 60th Anniversary. UK Crown. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
- ↑ "8th Air Force 1944 Chronicles". Retrieved 2007-05-25. 1944: April, May, June, July, August, September
- ↑ 384th BG Mission Almanac Mission 103
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