Batterie Kerguinou (Bunker Gen. Ramcke)
Here is the bunker complex where German General Ramcke pronounced the surrender of the German troops. He asked American General Charles Canham for his credentials. Canham pointed to soldiers at the entrance and said, "These are my credentials." A plaque is present at the entrance.
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- Text: TracesOfWar
- Photos: Rob Vogels
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Cemetery
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Remembrance Stone
Fortification
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