Atlantic Wall Fragments Historical

Atlantic Wall Fragments Historical (HM1XSZ)

Location: New Orleans, LA 70130 Orleans Parish
Buy Louisiana State flags at Flagstore.com!
Country: United States of America
Buy United States of America flags at Flagstore.com!

N 29° 56.57', W 90° 4.251'

  • 0 likes
  • 0 check ins
  • 0 favorites
  • 384 views
Inscription
On June 6, 1944, the three slabs of steel reinforced concrete before you constituted 20 feet and 16 tons of German fortified coastline that ran from the Franco-Spanish border in the south to Norway, over 2,400 miles to the north. "Atlantic Wall" was the bunkers that housed German troops artillery pieces, machine-gun nests, and the six million mines, barbed-wire entanglements, and landing craft obstacles that lay before it.
By D-Day, the Germans had poured 17 million cubic yards of concrete, reinforced by 1.3 million short tons of steel — enough concrete to build 270 Empire State Buildings and enough steel to build the Eiffel Tower 160 times over. Despite these efforts, the end of D-Day saw all five beachheads secured by the Allies and 10 Allied divisions ashore, advancing inland.
These fragments came from the section of the Atlantic Wall that was part of the anti-tank defense spanning Utah Beach. The pockmarks are a result of thousands of American weapons fired upon the German-held coast that day.
Gift of the Utah Beach D-Day Museum With additional support provided by Mr. and Mrs. R. Randolph Richmond, Jr. The National WWII Museum, 2011.292
Details
HM NumberHM1XSZ
Tags
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, April 12th, 2017 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
Pictures
Sorry, but we don't have a picture of this historical marker yet. If you have a picture, please share it with us. It's simple to do. 1) Become a member. 2) Adopt this historical marker listing. 3) Upload the picture.
Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15R E 782733 N 3316060
Decimal Degrees29.94283333, -90.07085000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 56.57', W 90° 4.251'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 56' 34.2" N, 90° 4' 15.06" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)504, 225
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 570-598 Andrew Higgins, New Orleans LA 70130, US
Alternative Maps Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap

Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.

Check Ins  check in   |    all

Have you seen this marker? If so, check in and tell us about it.

Comments 0 comments

Maintenance Issues
  1. Is this marker part of a series?
  2. What historical period does the marker represent?
  3. What historical place does the marker represent?
  4. What type of marker is it?
  5. What class is the marker?
  6. What style is the marker?
  7. Does the marker have a number?
  8. What year was the marker erected?
  9. Who or what organization placed the marker?
  10. This marker needs at least one picture.
  11. Can this marker be seen from the road?
  12. Is the marker in the median?