Battle of Douvres Radar Station

Würzburg Riese radar at Douvres-la-Délivrande

Date	17 June 1944
Location	Normandy, France
Result	Allied victory

Belligerents

United Kingdom

Nazi Germany

Commanders and leaders

Eric Palmer

Kurt Egle

Strength

41 Commando
79th Armoured Division (Elements)

Luftnachrichten-Regiment 53
716th Division (Elements)
21st Panzer Division (Elements)

Casualties and losses

16 casualties
4 tanks

227 captured

The Battle of Douvres Radar Station was military engagement of World War II as part of the Invasion of Normandy, that took place the on 17 June 1944. The attack was by British 41 Commando, Royal Marines, the station and area were defended mainly by Luftwaffe ground forces. Preceded by an artillery bombardment and supported by mine-clearing and anti-bunker tanks of 79th Armoured Division, the Marines were able to secure the surrender of the garrison.

The Normandy landings, the Allied invasion of German-occupied France had commenced on 6 June 1944. The radar at Douvres-la-Délivrande was the primary Luftwaffe radar station in the area—a fortified position of twenty acres—having been built by the Todt Organisation comprising five radars with thirty concrete works.Minefields, tunnels, bunkers, five 5 cm anti-tank guns, a 7.5 cm field gun, a number of mortars, twenty machine guns and a ring of barbed wire 20 ft (6.1 m) in height made up the defences.

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