Hillman Site

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Phone:
+33 2 31 97 12 61

Address:
64 rue du Suffolk Regiment, 14880 Colleville-Montgomery, France

The Hillman Fortress was a German bunker complex and command post built during the Second World War and located near Colleville-Montgomery in Normandy, France. The bunker complex, designated as Hill 61 and codenamed Hillman by the British, was attacked on 6 June 1944 by the Suffolk Regiment and the fortress finally surrendered the following morning. The delay in taking the bunker complex has been cited as a reason for the Allies not completing their major D-Day objective of taking Caen.The bunkers are now open a museum and run by local volunteers.
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