Mislabeled geography

[352ndDeacon]

In looking over the naming of the various towns along the Normandy coast, I've discovered what I think is an error. On the DCS map, Port-en-Bessin is mislabeled Les Moulins.

Les Moulins is actually between Vierville and St. Laurent-Sur-Mer and is part of the Omaha Beach area. It is where the D-3 Draw is located. It did not have a harbor associated with it as depicted on the DCS map.

Port-en-Bessin (mislabeled Les Moulins)and its associated harbor is part of the Gold Beach area.

[gabuzomeu]

Porte-en-Bessin

 

And this is too bad as Port en Bessin harbor at night with the birds flapping wings is fantastic!

[rel4y]

Does anybody have info an the Rucqueville airfield, ALG number or anything? I can find no trace of an airfield with such a name.

[Blech]

Hi,

 

Google & Co

 

Rucqueville -> RAF Airfields ( google view ist not working in the linked page )

Edited May 31, 2017 by Blech

[rel4y]

If its supposed to be Martragny, then it is in the wrong place. It was west of Martragny and Rucqeville not east.

 

http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/showthread.php?tid=372

Edited May 31, 2017 by rel4y

[Night Owl]

Re: Rucqueville

I believe it means to represent B-7 with official name Matragny, named Rucqueville in some sources. But it is actually at the wrong position in the map, the one in the map is somewhat in-between real B-7 Matragny and B-6 Coulombs