Maisy Battery

Maisy Battery Step into the authentic heart of World War II at Maisy Battery, a hidden gem now open to the public after over 60 years. Explore preserved bunkers & structures.
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Walk 2.5km of original German trenches. Enjoy an authentic, remarkable journey of discovery. Maisy Battery is now open to the public after being buried for over 60 years. You can walk through 2 miles of original German trenches and go into bunkers.

The 502 Headquarters Building in the centre of the Maisy site. You can enter and walk around this famous building.
08/09/2026

The 502 Headquarters Building in the centre of the Maisy site. You can enter and walk around this famous building.

US Rangers relax in Weymouth - there is so much to see in this photograph.Camouflage helmets, assault vests, extra pack...
08/09/2026

US Rangers relax in Weymouth - there is so much to see in this photograph.
Camouflage helmets, assault vests, extra packs, a field dressing on the shoulder and even a Garand rifle with a cleaning rod poking out of the barrel. This relaxed group look like they are going on a training exercise, not about to spearhead the invasion of mainland Europe. Brave men.

Maisy Battery Collection.

5th Ranger Lee Brown stands at the Rangers Plaque on the Vierville exit during a visit to Normandy."I was 19 years, 4 mo...
07/09/2026

5th Ranger Lee Brown stands at the Rangers Plaque on the Vierville exit during a visit to Normandy.

"I was 19 years, 4 months and 7 days old on D-day. I was a T/4 Ranger in HQ Company - 5th Rangers.

We entered the landing craft up high on the main boat and we were lowered down - we did not climb down the side of the Leopold into the LCA like others had too.

Almost everyone was very sea sick and throwing up - but I did not throw anything up, but I did have the dry heaves that left me once he hit the beach. We were told to keep our heads down, but I did peak up and the "zip, zip, zip" of machine gun fire had us ducking back down quickly.

Lt. Col Schneider, and Cpt Heffilfinger were in my LCA - and the British LCA driver did a great job getting us into the beach, I did not even step into any water - I was put onto dry beach. When the ramp went down on our LCA the lead officer off hesitated and because of that hesitation it saved many lives.

Right at the time of the hesitation a machine gun strafed right in front of the LCA ramp and would have cut down many of us coming right off - I was 5th, 6th or 7th off and likely would have been cut down.

The officer who hesitated didn't charge right off, like he had been told to do. The officer was Schneider and that he had paused to take off his Mae West and toss it down on the beach. The delay likely saved my life.

I ran all the way to the sea wall as fast as I could with my M1 rifle, there really wasn't anything to hide behind until you got there. Many men fell around me on the run to the wall. After getting to the sea wall I looked back and saw a Landing Ship Tank get hit and blow up. There were bodies flying in the air - I turned to the radio man next to me and I said "this is war!”

Extract from: The Cover Up at Omaha Beach - Gary Sterne

The only way to travel.
07/09/2026

The only way to travel.

06/09/2026

We do love a good trench experience!

Weymouth June 1944 - men of the US Rangers walk away from their lorries and down towards the beach. But what is this man...
06/09/2026

Weymouth June 1944 - men of the US Rangers walk away from their lorries and down towards the beach. But what is this man carrying over his shoulder ?

US Army Rangers trained alongside British Army soldiers on the use of 100ft ladders attached to DUKW's. The British Army...
06/09/2026

US Army Rangers trained alongside British Army soldiers on the use of 100ft ladders attached to DUKW's. The British Army men not only landed with the Rangers at Pointe du Hoc on D-Day, some of them also fought alongside the Rangers until they were relieved.

1944 - the US Army Rangers trained with rocket propelled grapnels which had ropes attached, they did this on dry land be...
05/09/2026

1944 - the US Army Rangers trained with rocket propelled grapnels which had ropes attached, they did this on dry land before fitting them to their Landing Craft ready for D-day.

This morning we hosted a training exercise at Maisy Battery with members of the Isigny and Grandcamp-Maisy fire service ...
05/09/2026

This morning we hosted a training exercise at Maisy Battery with members of the Isigny and Grandcamp-Maisy fire service as they simulated dealing with a wild fire. Really great to see how professional they are.

June 1944 - US Army Rangers marching towards the Weymouth quayside for embarkation.But what badge does this Ranger have ...
05/09/2026

June 1944 - US Army Rangers marching towards the Weymouth quayside for embarkation.
But what badge does this Ranger have on his shoulder ?

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