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Monument details

HER Number:TR 26 NE 1234
Type of record:Monument
Name:Approx site of pillbox identified on 1940 Luftwaffe reconnaissance map

Summary

Approx site of pillbox identified on 1940 Luftwaffe reconnaissance map. Destroyed before 1946 aerial photo. No visible surface trace (8.12.13).


Grid Reference:TR 2923 6991
Map Sheet:TR26NE
Parish:BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT

Monument Types

  • PILLBOX? (Modern - 1940 AD? to 1945 AD?)

Full description

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Approx site of pillbox identified on 1940 Luftwaffe reconnaissance map. Destroyed before 1946 aerial photo. No visible surface trace (8.12.13). (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.