British hardened field defences of World War II
British hardened field defences of World War II were small fortified structures constructed as a part of British anti-invasion preparations. They were popularly known as pillboxes, a reference to their shape.
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British hardened field defences of World War II
British hardened field defences of World War II were small fortified structures constructed as a part of British anti-invasion preparations. They were popularly known as pillboxes, a reference to their shape.
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British hardened field defence ...... s, a reference to their shape.
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Les fortifications défensives ...... ox) en référence à leur forme.
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A CRE 1113 Type 22 variant at Burnham on Crouch.
A Cantilever Pillbox at Southend Airport
A D type built into the bank of a road near Eglingham.
A Suffolk Square at Benacre.
A rear view of an eastern Comm ...... st wall covering the entrance.
British WWII Pillbox Dover Quad section
British WWII Pillbox Eared section
British WWII Pillbox FW3-28A section
British WWII Pillbox FW3/22 section
British WWII Pillbox FW3/24 section
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A CRE 1113 Type 22 variant at Burnham on Crouch.
A Cantilever Pillbox at London Southend Airport.
A D type built into the bank of a road near Eglingham. .
A Suffolk Square at Benacre.
A rear view of an eastern Comm ...... st wall covering the entrance.
Cantilevered pillbox cross section.
Cantilevered pillbox plan view.
Central well of hexagonal CRE 1113 variant.
Eastern Command Type 22 variant plan.
Eastern Command Variant pillbox plan view.
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An Essex Lozenge at Burnham on Crouch .
Detail of CRE 1113 Type 22 variant.
Eastern Command Type Pillbox.
Examples of ROF type pillboxes.
Examples of a Section Post and Seagull Trench.
Norcon Pillbox. Note small siz ...... additional sandbag protection.
Northumberland D Type Pillbox.
Pentagonal pillboxes are only found at or near airfields.
Pillbox FW3/28A built to shell ...... hine gun fighting compartment.
Pillbox Type Dover Quad. Note ...... g roof shown as a dotted line.
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British hardened field defence ...... s, a reference to their shape.
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Les fortifications défensives ...... ox) en référence à leur forme.
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British hardened field defences of World War II
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Fortifications de campagne britanniques de la Seconde Guerre mondiale
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