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Monument details
| HER Number: | 1478147 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of a Second World War light anti aircraft (Diver) battery south-west of Dymchurch Redoubt. |
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Summary
Site of a Second World War light anti aircraft (Diver) battery south-west of Dymchurch Redoubt. This was armed with three anti aircraft tanks and twin Oerlikon guns at some time in August 1944. The manning details are unknown. The battery was not visible on the available historical aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1240 3160 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SW |
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| Parish: | DYMCHURCH, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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Site of a Second World War light anti aircraft (Diver) battery south-west of Dymchurch Redoubt. This was armed with three anti aircraft tanks and twin Oerlikon guns at some time in August 1944. The manning details are unknown. (1)
The Second World War light anti aircraft (Diver) battery referred to above (Source 1) was not visible on the available historical aerial photographs viewed as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment NMP. (2)
<1> Dobinson, C., Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945, pp 222 (Monograph). SWX23707.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Monograph: Dobinson, C.. Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945. pp 222. |
