The Battle of Merville Gun Battery

June 6, 1944, men of the British Ninth Parachute Battalion must disable a heavy gun battery that is within range of Sword Beach.  The History Guy recounts one of the million acts of bravery on D-Day that deserves to be remembered.

This is original content based on research by The History Guy. Images in the Public Domain are carefully selected and provide illustration.  As very few images of the actual event are available in the Public Domain, images of similar objects and events are used for illustration. 

Terence Otway describes the battle:  https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/it...

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