Blockhaus d'Éperlecques

The Blockhaus d'Éperlecques is a Second World War bunker, now part of a museum, near Saint-Omer in the northern Pas-de-Calais département of France, and only some 14.4 kilometers north-northwest from the more developed La Coupole V-2 launch facility, in the same general area.

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1943 Wikimedia, Wikidata
Kraftwerk Nord West
V-2 rocket,
military museum, launch pad, bunker, factory,

monument historique inscrit page^@
monument historique classé page^@
Maisons des Illustres page^@
listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage page^@
Base Mérimée page^@
Subterranea Britannica page^@
Subterranea page^@ issue 20

Location: 50.8286, 2.1836, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Battle of Cassel ⓘ
1071 middle ages battle
Battle of Arques ⓘ
1303 battle in France
Battle of Cassel ⓘ
1328 battle of the Flemish Coast Uprising
Battle of Saint-Omer ⓘ
1340 battle
Crécy campaign ⓘ
raid by an English army of Boulogne in 1346
Siege of Calais ⓘ
1346-1347 siege by King Edward III during the Hundred Years' War
Siege of Calais ⓘ
1349 battle
Battle of Ardres ⓘ
1351 battle during the Hundred Years' War
Siege of Guînes ⓘ
Hundred Years' War siege
Reims Campaign ⓘ
1359 military campaign
Battle of Dunkirk ⓘ
battle in 1383
Siege of Mercq ⓘ
1405 siege during the Hundred Years' War
Siege of Calais ⓘ
1436 failed siege of Calais by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy
Battle of Guinegate ⓘ
1479 battle between France and the Habsburg royals
Battle of Guinegate ⓘ
1513 battle
Siege of Thérouanne ⓘ
1553 siege
Battle of Renty ⓘ
1554 Habsburg-Valois battle
Siege of Calais ⓘ
1558 battle
Battle of Gravelines ⓘ
1558 battle of the Italian War of 1551-59
Battle of Gravelines ⓘ
1588 naval battle between the English Fleet and Spanish Armada
Siege of Calais ⓘ
1596 battle
Siege of Saint-Omer ⓘ
siege in the thirty years' war, 1638
Fight in the Channel ⓘ
1639 naval battle
Sieges of Aire-sur-la-Lys ⓘ
1641 sieges
Siege of Gravelines ⓘ
1644 siege during the Franco-Spanish War
Siege of Bergues ⓘ
1646 siege
Siege of Mardyck ⓘ
1646 siege
Siege of Dunkirk ⓘ
1646 siege
Siege of Gravelines ⓘ
1658 siege
Siege of Dunkirk ⓘ
1658 military operation in the Franco-Spanish and Anglo-Spanish wars
Battle of the Dunes ⓘ
battle in the Franco-Spanish War (1658)
Siege of Bergues ⓘ
1658 siege
Battle of Cassel ⓘ
battle (1677) during the Franco-Dutch War in which a French army defeated a combined Dutch-Spanish force
Siege of Dunkirk ⓘ
1793 siege of the War of the First Coalition
Raid on Dunkirk ⓘ
1800 raid, part of the French Revolutionary Wars
Siege of Calais ⓘ
1940 battle
Battle of Dunkirk ⓘ
1940 important battle in the Second World War between the Allies and Germany
Belgian share in the evacuation of Dunkirk ⓘ
1940 battle
Dunkirk evacuation ⓘ
evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France, between 27 May and 4 June 1940
Siege of Dunkirk ⓘ
1944-1945 battle in France during World War II
batterie Flugplatz ⓘ
Battery Oldenburg ⓘ
Blockhaus d'Éperlecques ⓘ
Second World War bunker complex in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, built by Nazi Germany between March 1943 and July 1944 to serve as a launch base for V-2 rockets directed against London and southern England
La Coupole ⓘ
WWII Nazi-built bunker complex in France
Fort Louis ⓘ
fort in Coudekerque-Branche, France
Fort Nieulay ⓘ
fort in Calais, France
Fort Risban ⓘ
Fort Saint-François ⓘ
Fort Vallières ⓘ
Fortress of Mimoyecques ⓘ
Second World War underground military complex built by Nazi Germany between 1943 and 1944 to house a battery of V-3 cannons aimed at London, 165 kilometres (103 mi) away.
Museum of La Coupole ⓘ
museum in France
PS Duchess of Montrose ⓘ
clyde-built paddle steamer (1902-1917)

1943-03-01T00:00:00Z

1943 Blockhaus d'Éperlecques

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1071-02-28T00:00:00Z

1071 Battle of Cassel

1303-04-04T00:00:00Z

1303 Battle of Arques

1328-08-23T00:00:00Z

1328 Battle of Cassel

1340-08-03T00:00:00Z

1340 Battle of Saint-Omer

1346-07-20T00:00:00Z

1346-09-12T00:00:00Z

1346 Crécy campaign

1346-09-12T00:00:00Z

1347-08-11T00:00:00Z

1346 — 1347 Siege of Calais

1350-01-08T00:00:00Z

1350-01-09T00:00:00Z

1350 Siege of Calais

1351-01-01T00:00:00Z

1351 Battle of Ardres

1352-05-01T00:00:00Z

1352-07-01T00:00:00Z

1352 Siege of Guînes

1359-11-05T00:00:00Z

1360-05-16T00:00:00Z

1359 — 1360 Reims Campaign

1383-01-01T00:00:00Z

1383 Battle of Dunkirk

1405-05-15T00:00:00Z

1405 Siege of Mercq

1436-06-01T00:00:00Z

1436-07-01T00:00:00Z

1436 Siege of Calais

1479-08-07T00:00:00Z

1479 Battle of Guinegate

1513-08-26T00:00:00Z

1513 Battle of Guinegate

1553-04-23T00:00:00Z

1553-06-30T00:00:00Z

1553 Siege of Thérouanne

1554-08-12T00:00:00Z

1554 Battle of Renty

1558-01-11T00:00:00Z

1558-01-18T00:00:00Z

1558 Siege of Calais

1558-07-23T00:00:00Z

1558 Battle of Gravelines

1588-08-08T00:00:00Z

1588 Battle of Gravelines

1596-04-08T00:00:00Z

1596-04-24T00:00:00Z

1596 Siege of Calais

1638-05-24T00:00:00Z

1638-07-16T00:00:00Z

1638 Siege of Saint-Omer

1639-09-16T00:00:00Z

1639-09-17T00:00:00Z

1639 Fight in the Channel

1641-05-19T00:00:00Z

1641-12-07T00:00:00Z

1641 Sieges of Aire-sur-la-Lys

1644-01-01T00:00:00Z

1644 Siege of Gravelines

1646-07-27T00:00:00Z

1646-08-01T00:00:00Z

1646 Siege of Bergues

1646-08-04T00:00:00Z

1646-08-25T00:00:00Z

1646 Siege of Mardyck

1646-09-07T00:00:00Z

1646-10-11T00:00:00Z

1646 Siege of Dunkirk

1658-01-01T00:00:00Z

1658 Siege of Gravelines

1658-05-25T00:00:00Z

1658-06-24T00:00:00Z

1658 Siege of Dunkirk

1658-06-14T00:00:00Z

1658 Battle of the Dunes

1658-06-28T00:00:00Z

1658-07-01T00:00:00Z

1658 Siege of Bergues

1677-04-11T00:00:00Z

1677 Battle of Cassel

1793-08-24T00:00:00Z

1793-09-08T00:00:00Z

1793 Siege of Dunkirk

1800-07-07T00:00:00Z

1800 Raid on Dunkirk

1940-05-22T00:00:00Z

1940-05-26T00:00:00Z

1940 Siege of Calais

1940-05-26T00:00:00Z

1940-06-04T00:00:00Z

1940 Battle of Dunkirk

1940-05-26T00:00:00Z

1940-06-04T00:00:00Z

1940 Belgian share in the evacuation of Dunkirk

1940-05-26T00:00:00Z

1940-06-04T00:00:00Z

1940 Dunkirk evacuation

1944-09-15T00:00:00Z

1945-05-08T00:00:00Z

1944 — 1945 Siege of Dunkirk

1943-10-01T00:00:00Z

1943 La Coupole

1657-01-01T00:00:00Z

1657 Fort Vallières

1943-09-01T00:00:00Z

1943 Fortress of Mimoyecques

1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

1997 Museum of La Coupole

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Frameless

Eperleques2

Eperlecques - Vue générale

Blockhaus Eperlecques - Face est

Watten site aerial view 13 March 1944

Watten site low level recce July 1944

Watten site aerial view annotated

Watten bunker exterior 1945

Blockhaus exterior 20 June 1951

Watten site Tallboy damage

Éperlecques Blockhaus face

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	1071	Battle of Cassel	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1303	Battle of Arques	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1328	Battle of Cassel	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1340	Battle of Saint-Omer	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1346	Crécy campaign	Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1346	Siege of Calais	battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1350	Siege of Calais	Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1351	Battle of Ardres	battle, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1352	Siege of Guînes	Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1359	Reims Campaign	Kingdom of England, military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1383	Battle of Dunkirk	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1405	Siege of Mercq	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1436	Siege of Calais	battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1479	Battle of Guinegate	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1513	Battle of Guinegate	Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of France, battle, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1553	Siege of Thérouanne	Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of France, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1554	Battle of Renty	Holy Roman Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1558	Siege of Calais	Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1558	Battle of Gravelines	battle, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, Hispanic Monarchy	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1588	Battle of Gravelines	Kingdom of England, naval battle, Hispanic Monarchy	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1596	Siege of Calais	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1638	Siege of Saint-Omer	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1639	Fight in the Channel	Dutch Republic, Hispanic Monarchy, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1641	Sieges of Aire-sur-la-Lys	Kingdom of France, siege, Hispanic Monarchy	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Siege of Gravelines	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1646	Siege of Bergues	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1646	Siege of Mardyck	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1646	Siege of Dunkirk	Kingdom of France, Dutch Republic, Hispanic Monarchy, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1658	Siege of Gravelines	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1658	Siege of Dunkirk	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1658	Battle of the Dunes	Kingdom of France, battle, Kingdom of England, Hispanic Monarchy	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1658	Siege of Bergues	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1677	Battle of Cassel	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1793	Siege of Dunkirk	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1800	Raid on Dunkirk	France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Siege of Calais	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Battle of Dunkirk	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Belgian share in the evacuation of Dunkirk	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Dunkirk evacuation	Canada, Belgium, Poland, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Nazi Germany, French Third Republic, naval battle, military operation, maritime evacuation	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Siege of Dunkirk	siege	Wikidata
link	page		monument historique inscrit page^@		Wikidata
link	page		monument historique classé page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Maisons des Illustres page^@		Wikidata
link	page		listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Base Mérimée page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Subterranea Britannica page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Subterranea page^@	issue 20	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Foudroyant	destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Wolf	Type 24 torpedo boat, torpedo boat	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1899	Ateliers et Chantiers de France	shipbuilding, metal industry, business, manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		batterie Flugplatz	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery Oldenburg	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker	1943	Blockhaus d'Éperlecques	military museum, launch pad, bunker, factory	Wikidata
site	bunker	1943	La Coupole	launch pad, bunker, museum	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Louis	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Nieulay	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Risban	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Saint-François	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1657	Fort Vallières	fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1943	Fortress of Mimoyecques	military museum, military installation, launch pad	Wikidata
site	museum	1997	Museum of La Coupole	military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		PS Duchess of Montrose	paddle steamer, steamship, shipwreck	Wikidata
commons	image		Eperleques2		Commons
commons	image		Eperlecques - Vue générale		Commons
commons	image		Blockhaus Eperlecques - Face est		Commons
commons	image		Watten site aerial view 13 March 1944		Commons
commons	image		Watten site low level recce July 1944		Commons
commons	image		Watten site aerial view annotated		Commons
commons	image		Watten bunker exterior 1945		Commons
commons	image		Blockhaus exterior 20 June 1951		Commons
commons	image		Watten site Tallboy damage		Commons
commons	image		Éperlecques Blockhaus face		Commons

Blockhaus d'Éperlecques

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