WWII Heritage Sites
This collection highlights surviving World War II coastal defenses around Ouistreham and Riva-Bella: preserved sections of the Atlantic Wall, concrete bunkers and ringstands, command and fire-control posts, anti-aircraft observation towers, and memorials tied to D-Day operations such as the capture of Pegasus Bridge. Many sites retain original concrete structure, internal rooms or gun pits and illustrate German defensive organization along the Caen Canal and adjacent beaches.
A Pegasus Bridge
Pegasus Bridge, originally called the Bénouville Bridge after the neighbouring village, is a road crossing over the Caen Canal, between…
R626
Concrete German WWII bunker forming part of the Atlantic Wall coastal defenses.
R612
Concrete German WWII bunker forming part of the Atlantic Wall coastal defenses.
Bunker
German concrete defensive bunker (Stützpunkt) belonging to the Riva-Bella sector.
Wn 17 - Site Hillman
Widerstandsnest 17 (Hillman): German defensive strongpoint involved in D‑Day operations.
Mémorial du suffolk regiment - R605
Bunker housing the Suffolk Regiment memorial, commemorating the unit’s role during the Normandy landings.
R608 - PC Krug
Former German command post (PC Krug) — concrete bunker used for local tactical command and communications.
Abri
Concrete infantry/air‑raid shelter associated with the Atlantic Wall defences.
R669
Concrete German WWII bunker forming part of the Atlantic Wall coastal defenses.
R608
R608-type concrete bunker, component of the local defensive complex at Riva‑Bella.
R669
Concrete German WWII bunker forming part of the Atlantic Wall coastal defenses.
R669
Concrete German WWII bunker forming part of the Atlantic Wall coastal defenses.
R669
Concrete German WWII bunker forming part of the Atlantic Wall coastal defenses.
Citerne
Concrete cistern used to store water for the bunker complex.
R634
R634-type concrete bunker, likely used for storage or crew accommodation within the Atlantic Wall.
Cuve
Concrete tank/containment structure associated with the coastal defence installations.
puit
Well (puit) serving the nearby bunker complex.
Mirador Flak
Flak observation post used to direct anti-aircraft fire and observe airspace over the coast.
R634
R634-type concrete bunker, likely used for storage or crew accommodation within the Atlantic Wall.
Ringstand
Ringstand (Tobruk) — small circular concrete emplacement for a machine gun or light anti‑tank weapon.
R667
R667-type concrete defensive emplacement within the coastal fortifications.
Ancien Poste de Direction de Tir de Riva-Bella
Former German fire‑control post for coastal artillery at Riva‑Bella, now an Atlantic Wall museum with preserved observation cupola and interior exhibits.
Encuvement
Gun emplacement pit (encuvement) associated with coastal artillery positions.
Encuvement
Gun emplacement pit (encuvement) associated with coastal artillery positions.
R644
R644-type concrete bunker, a small infantry/observation position of the Atlantic Wall.
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