Sottevast

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Coordinates: 49°31′25″N 1°35′35″W / 49.5236111111, -1.59305555556

Commune of Sottevast
Location
Sottevast (France)
Sottevast
Administration
Country France
Region Basse-Normandie
Department Manche
Arrondissement Cherbourg-Octeville
Canton Bricquebec
Mayor Françoise Bougie
(2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation 46 m (avg.)
Land area¹ 10,82 km²
Population²
(1999)		 1,196
 - Density 110/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 50579/ 50260
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Sottevast is a village and commune in north-western France.

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Sottevast
Part of Nazi Germany
France

Generals Eisenhower and Bradley tour the captured Sottevast construction site.[1]
Type bunker
Coordinates 49°31′N 1°36′E / 49.517, 1.6
Built
In use captured before being used
Battles/wars Operation Crossbow

[edit] Bombing of Sottevast in World War II

Sottevast was a Nazi Germany storage and servicing bunker for V-weapons.[1]

Bombing of Siracourt in World War II
Date Result
March 1/February 29, 1944 1 Mosquito to a flying-bomb site at Sottevast[2]
April 28, 1944 Mission 325: 18 of 106 B-17s bomb the Sottevast, France V-weapon site and targets of opportunity; clouds prevent most B-17s from bombing; 2 B-17s are lost and 47 damaged; 3 airmen are WIA and 21 MIA. Escort is provided by 46 P-47s without loss.[3]
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[edit] References & Notes

  1. ^ NOTE: The location for the photo of Eisenhower on the stairs] has also been identified as Brécourt.
  2. ^ Campaign Diary. Royal Air Force Bomber Command 60th Anniversary. UK Crown. Retrieved on 2007-05-24. 1944: January, February, March, April
  3. ^ 8th Air Force 1944 Chronicles. Retrieved on 2007-05-25. 1944: April, May, June, July, August, September
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