Monument 5th Engineer Special Brigade / WN 62

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Permanently manned by around thirty soldiers, the WN32 support point is one of the most important in terms of firepower of the Omaha-beach points.
Recently built (spring 1944) This bunker housed two 75mm guns Point WN 62 would be one of the last silenced points on Omaha beach at around 3:30pm on June 6, 1944 On the roof of this pillbox a monument dedicated to the 5th Special Engineer Brigade. The soldier Franz Gockel was present on point WN 62 on June 6, 1944.

Permanently manned by around thirty soldiers, the WN32 support point is one of the most important in terms of firepower of the Omaha-beach points. Recently built (spring 1944) This bunker housed two 75mm guns Point WN 62 would be one of the last silenced points on Omaha beach at around 3:30pm on June 6, 1944 On the roof of this pillbox a monument dedicated to the 5th Special Engineer Brigade. The soldier Franz Gockel was present on point WN 62 on June 6, 1944.