"Specialising In Military History Memories"
Siracourt......is a very impressive German bunker construction in the Pas d' Calais, France. It was to be one of three such constructions designed solely for the building and launching of V-1 flying bombs aimed at London. Of the three that were started, Lottinghen also in Pas D' Calais and Sottevast on the Cherbourg peninsula; Siracourt is the only one that is still virtually complete; but never actually used. Of all the massive bunker constructions remaining in Northern France this is the most neglected and it is a great shame that the same financial attention that "La Coupole" V-2 launch site received for it's transformation into a major tourist site, was not extended to the likes of Siracourt.
Aerial picture shows Siracourt in April 1944 when the roof was being fitted. During the summer of that year it attracted the attention of the Tallboy Bomb courtesy of 617 Squadron RAF and although they didn't actually hit it enough damage was done to render the completion of the bunker superfluous.
Aerial picture shows Siracourt in April 1944 when the roof was being fitted. During the summer of that year it attracted the attention of the Tallboy Bomb courtesy of 617 Squadron RAF and although they didn't actually hit it enough damage was done to render the completion of the bunker superfluous.
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Copyright Steve Sullivan, October 2019
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