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Line of anti-tank obstacles ('panzerhindernis') plotted from German map. [These are placed at the water's edge and are likely to be anti-boat landing obstacles (probably scaffolding): they cannot be made out on RAF air photographs of the same dfate].
(Source: Map 1941/06/01)
Type of site | ANTI BOAT LANDING OBSTACLE |
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Location | Sea edge of Freshwater Bay. |
Area |
Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England |
Grid reference |
SZ 3470 8570
SZ 3486 8563 |
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Removed |
Materials | Unknown |
Recorder | |
Defence grouping |
Isle of Wight coastal defences - Defences of the coast of the Isle of Wight. |
DOB site reference: | S0016710 |
Reference |
1941/06/01 Sheet (Blatt) 141 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |