TR 26 NE 1238 - Approx site of pillbox identified on 1940 Luftwaffe reconnaissance map

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Monument record TR 26 NE 1238 - 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) but zigzag trench circuit is visible in 1946 aerial .

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Grid reference	TR 2850 6948 (point)
Map sheet	TR26NE
County	KENT
District	THANET, KENT
Civil Parish	BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT

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

Full Description

<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/Archives (2)

<1> SKE31323 Map: 1940. Aerial reconnaissance map created by the Luftwaffe (Germain Air Force) in 1940.
<2> SKE30957 Verbal communication: Mark Samuel. 2015. Defence of Thanet Project: verbal communication from Mark Samuel.

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Record last edited

Mar 28 2017 1:39PM