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Monument details

HER Number:TR 26 NE 1224
Type of record:Monument
Name:Possible Second World War defence site, St Nicholas at Wade

Summary

Possible Second World War defence site indicated on a 1940 Luftwaffe reconnaissance map.


Grid Reference:TR 2665 6635
Map Sheet:TR26NE
Parish:ST NICHOLAS AT WADE, THANET, KENT

Monument Types

  • MILITARY SITE? (Modern - 1940 AD? to 1945 AD?)

Full description

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Possible Second World War defence site indicated on a 1940 Luftwaffe reconnaissance map. 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 defence site of unknown function here. (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.

Related records

MKE123871Part of: St Nicholas at Wade Second World War Defended Locality (Monument)