D-Day History - The Battle of Merville Gun Battery occurred on 6 June 1944, as part of Operation Tonga, part of the Normandy landings, during the Second World War. Allied intelligence believed
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Merville Battery Association members assemble a U.S. World War Two Douglas C-47 plane at the D-Day museum in Merville-Franceville, Western France May 2, 2008. A veteran of several major World War Two
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