Azeville is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Some of the first German fortifications built on the French coast were started at Azeville battery in 1941.

The Germans installed four First World War 105 mm guns in concrete casements.

After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in early June 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground to the south of the town.

Declared operational on 24 June, the airfield was designated as "A-7", it was initially used by the 365th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until mid-August when the unit moved into Central France.