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Monument details
HER Number: | TR 26 NE 1220 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Approximate position of Second World War pillbox as indicated on a 1940 Luftwaffe reconnaissance map. Marked as 'doubtful' |
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Summary
In the late 1930s and early 1940s the German air force carried our aerial reconnaissance of British defences. They identified a number of sites of possible military nature and depicted them on a 1940 map. The map was at 1:50,000 scale, however, and reflects the uncertain nature of the Germans' information. The map included a pillbox here. Marked as 'doubtful'
Grid Reference: | TR 277 670 |
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Map Sheet: | TR26NE |
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Parish: | ST NICHOLAS AT WADE, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX? (Modern - 1940 AD? to 1945 AD?)
Full description
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Approximate position of Second World War pillbox as indicated on a 1940 Luftwaffe reconnaissance map. Marked as 'doubtful'. (1,2)
<1> 1940, Aerial reconnaissance map created by the Luftwaffe (Germain Air Force) in 1940 (Map). SKE31323.
<2> Mark Samuel, 2015, Defence of Thanet Project: verbal communication from Mark Samuel (Verbal communication). SKE30957.
Sources and further reading
Cross-ref.
| Source description | <1> | Map: 1940. Aerial reconnaissance map created by the Luftwaffe (Germain Air Force) in 1940. |
<2> | Verbal communication: Mark Samuel. 2015. Defence of Thanet Project: verbal communication from Mark Samuel. |