Mimoyecques’ Fortress
Mimoyecques, where the stories of Hitler, Kennedy and Hussein meet!
As an underground launch site, the Mimoyecques’ Fortress is one of the most impressive edifices imagined by Hitler. Located a few kilometres away from the site of “2 caps”, at Landrethun-le-Nord, a place called “Mimoyecques”. This secret base was expected to be used for the installation of the giant underground V3 super gun. Like other V-weapons, the V3 was designed to bomb England, especially London. The site was shelled by the Royal Air Force, on July 6th 1944 with Tallboy bombs, which put an end to the terrible threat for Londoners. In 2013, La Coupole staged a totally new approach of the site of Mimoyecques.
Dug into the chalk landscape of the North of the “Boulonnais”, the Fortress of Mimoyecques is not only a Memorial but also a remarkable protected site in the Hauts-de-France territory. The entrance to the site enables visitors to discover a part of the geological history of the territory at the time when it was covered by a warm sea full of life.
During the winter, among the 22 species of bats know in the area, 12 species live on the site.
Find out all about 600 m of galeries open to the public and the history of the Fortress thanks to a short documentary film and 15 detailed panels.