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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 37 SE 1329 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Approximate position of roadblock shown on 11.1940 map. |
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Summary
Approximate position of roadblock shown on 1940 Luftwaffe map.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3613 7132 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR37SE |
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| Parish: | MARGATE, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ROADBLOCK? (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
Full description
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Approximate position of roadblock shown on 1940 Luftwaffe map.
The site of an unmanned Second World War roadblock at Belgrave Road, Margate constructed in mid 1940 to counter the threat of German Invasion and recorded in the war diaries of 198 Infantry Brigade – Ref: WO166/1051. (1,2,3)
<1> 198 Infantry Brigade, 1940, War Diary 198 Infantry Brigade WO166/1051 October 1940 (Unpublished document). SKE31619.
<2> 1940, Aerial reconnaissance map created by the Luftwaffe (Germain Air Force) in 1940 (Map). SKE31323.
<3> Mark Samuel, 2015, Defence of Thanet Project: verbal communication from Mark Samuel (Verbal communication). SKE30957.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: 198 Infantry Brigade. 1940. War Diary 198 Infantry Brigade WO166/1051 October 1940. |
| <2> | Map: 1940. Aerial reconnaissance map created by the Luftwaffe (Germain Air Force) in 1940. |
| <3> | Verbal communication: Mark Samuel. 2015. Defence of Thanet Project: verbal communication from Mark Samuel. |
