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Defence Policy Advisors from NATO Troop Contributing Nations attend a demonstration and display at Adazi Military Base
Pictures from the World Championship game between The Netherlands and Romania (5-1) of 17 April 2009 in Torun, Poland..
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There are yards of WWII Anti-Invations Beach Defences piled between railings at the cliffs base, now part of the 'Anti-Erosion' defences put in place around the Norfolk coast.
Amongst the remains are ex-railway lines and many concrete blocks, I think these were part of the Anti-Boat Scaffolding stretching along the beach as they are much smaller than Anti-Tank Blocks (approx 5' × 5') what I quite like amongst the remains are improvised concrete cylinders made from pouring concrete in to oil drums and inserting a bracket in the top to link the cylinders together.
There are hundreds of yards of World War Two anti-invations defences remaining along the beach below the cliffs at Mundesley, they have been repurposed for use as anti-erosion defences put in place to help defend against coastal erosion of the cliffs.
Amongst the remains that stretch along the beach you will find reused railway lines and many concrete blocks, which are are little smaller than normal, these were more likely part of the anti-boat scaffolding stretching along the beach, the normal anti-tank block size is approximately between 4ft and 5ft square.
Between the railway lines and amongst the concrete blocks are improvised concrete cylinders made from pouring concrete in to oil drums and inserting a steel bracket in the top, this was to link the cylinders together, slowing down any advances made by the enemy.
Above the cliffs at Cliftonville is probably the best preserved example of a World War Two Emergency Coastal Battery including the two Engine Houses, please link - flic.kr/p/GpRcwZ
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Defence Policy Advisors from NATO Troop Contributing Nations attend a demonstration and display at Adazi Military Base
Picture of the game between Team Netherlands and Team Belgium of 6 November 2009 at the Triavium in Nijmegen..
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This building appears to be the crew shelter/station beside the gun emplacement, it has a fireplace and a chimney there is also some shelving. It may also have been used for radio operations ?
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Freiston Shore was fortified in 1940 against enemy landing, the area lies at the edge of the Fen landscape east of Boston at a point where it merges with salt marsh and sand banks before the open sea. In 1940-41, the shore coastal area was part of ‘A’ Sector of the Lincolnshire coast, defended in July 1940 by the 131st Infantry Brigade, and then later by the 212th Infantry Brigade, of the 1st (Lincoln County) Division of I Corps.
In addition to the battalion forward defended localities, Freiston Shore was also the site of an Emergency Coast Defence Battery which was operational by mid-June 1940, the two 6in MkVII Guns being manned by the 321st Coast Battery RA, the gun emplacements were disguised as bungalows, with camouflage pitched roofs.
In 1940 troops at Freiston Shore were from the 1/5th Queen’s Royal Regiment, and later, towards the end of July, the 1st Bn. Duke of Wellington’s Regiment when the pillboxes were completed. In March 1941, the Boston Battalion was the 10th Bn Gloucestershire Regiment which carried out a reorganisation of the defences. The pillboxes were stocked with ammunition, grenades, and food and water, the white concrete was darkened with mud, and sharp outlines broken up by earth and grass. Accommodation for the defending troops at Freiston Shore, when not on duty, was in the nearby Marine Hotel and Nissen Huts.
Alongside the RSPB Carpark at the Shore is a tall Type-22 pillbox with a solid upper structure probably intended as the base for an Anti-aircraft Gun. It is rendered with pebble dashing to assist in its camouflage. Between the gun emplacements of the coastal battery is a rectangular three-bayed Pillbox with the Anti-Aircraft Gun mount still present in its central open chamber.
The battery at Freiston Shore was an Examination Battery so the Navy could escort suspect merchant ships to anchor under the guns, until cleared to proceed. It was therefore manned by regular troops well into the war and later by the home guard after the threat of invasion had become less acute. The evidence of a number of pillboxes still remain along the bank at Freiston Shore.