ABSTRACT The assault on D-day by Easy Company of the 101st Airborne Corps on a German howitzer battery at Brecourt Manor (Normandy) that was firing upon Utah Beach is a famous action of World War 2. Understanding the firefight and disablement of the guns depends on where the four howitzers and crew were located. Three of the locations are unequivocal, with post-WW2 accounts and the search described here in agreement. One Howitzer position (the northernmost of the four) remains in contention, with two different positions described. A geoforensic search strategy (desktop study, geophysics, excavation) was deployed that shows strong evidence for the location of the debated fourth gun, together with aerial photographic and military tactical evidence for why this fourth Howitzer was moved to a second location close to D-day.

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Brecourt（法国诺曼底）WW2 榴弹炮电池的位置使用地理取证搜索策略

摘要 第 101 空降军的 Easy Company 在 D 日袭击了 Brecourt Manor（诺曼底）的一个德国榴弹炮电池，该炮台正在向犹他海滩开火，这是第二次世界大战的一次著名行动。了解火炮的交火和失能取决于四门榴弹炮和机组人员所在的位置。其中三个地点是明确的，二战后的记录和这里描述的搜索是一致的。一个榴弹炮位置（四个中的最北端）仍在争夺中，描述了两个不同的位置。部署了地理取证搜索策略（桌面研究、地球物理学、挖掘），该策略显示了有争议的第四门炮位置的有力证据，以及为什么这门第四门榴弹炮被转移到靠近 D- 的第二个位置的航空摄影和军事战术证据。日。