German strongpoints in Normandy: Wn 72
Atlantic wall
The Wn 72 strongpoint is one of the four defensive points of the village of Vierville-sur-Mer. It is located at the northern entrance of the Vierville-sur-Mer valley and consists of a casemate type H677, a casemate with double embrasure for anti-tank guns and another casemate type SK for machine guns, as well as several shelters and tobrouks.
Composition of the Wn 72 strongpoint:
- 1x 75 mm (Pak 97/38 -f-) gun
- 1x 8,8 cm (Pak 43/41) gunprotected by a H677 casemate
- 1x 5 cm (KWK L/42) gun
- 1x R35 tank turret on top of a tobrouk
- Several flamethrowers
- Several machine guns
