Sottevast Explained

Sottevast
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Cherbourg
Canton:Bricquebec-en-Cotentin
Insee:50579
Postal Code:50260
Mayor:Jean-Pierre Tollemer[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Cotentin
Coordinates:49.5236°N -1.5931°W
Elevation M:46
Area Km2:10.82

Sottevast (in French pronounced as /sɔtva/) is a commune in Normandy in north-western France.

Sottevast
Partof:Nazi Germany
Location:France
Type:bunker
Used:captured before being used
Battles:Operation Crossbow

Sottevast in World War II

See main article: Sottevast V2 bunker. During World War II, there was a German storage and servicing bunker for V-weapons near Sottevast.[2] The site was captured by the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division during the Normandy campaign.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. Web site: Sottevast V2 Facility. www.atlantikwall.org.uk. Hand Maid Tours. 25 January 2017.