Fort Petit Minou
This French fort was built from 1694 to 1697 and modernised several times in the 18th and 19th century. During the German occupation, it became part of the Atlantikwall before it was captured by the 5th Rangers in September 1944. The fort served as U.S. base until 1945.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons
Nearby
Museum
- Mémorial des Finistériens Museum - Fort Montbarey - Brest
- Museum of the Battle of the Atlantic - Camaret-sur-Mer
Point of interest
- Atlantikwall - Single Person Air Raid Shelter - Plouzané
- Ruins Manor Saint Pol Roux - Camaret-sur-Mer
- U-Boat Bunker Brest - Brest
Monument
- Memorial German Surrender Battle of Brest - Roscanvel
- War Memorial Locmaria-Plouzané - Locmaria-Plouzané
- War Memorial Plouzané - Plouzané
Cemetery
- Commonwealth War Graves Plouzane - Plouzane
- Commonwealth War Graves Roscanvel - Roscanvel
- Commonwealth War Graves Camaret-sur-Mer - Camaret-sur-Mer
Fortification
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