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Eastern command Line - belated post
A belated post on a visit to the Eastern Command Line in the Sudbury area during May. Here, the anti-tank obstacle is the River Stour which ...
Eastern Command Line - a lazy post
As the title suggests, just a lazy post today, a few pics of CRE Colchester design pillboxes in the Sudbury area to round of the thread on t...
Kessingland - Pakefield
An interesting walk along the coast from Kessingland to Pakefield last Monday. Took in three pillboxes, Pakefield CHL Radar site and the sit...
54th Div - Demonstration of Obstacle Crossings Sudbourne (Nov 1942) - Part 4
For this post, reference is again needed to the above barrage trace. I have added the anti-tank ditch to the trace which I recorded by...
Cobra Mist
Ok, not WW2, but the story of 'Cobra Mist' is surely worthy of a post? At the height of the Cold War, the Pentagon was in the proce...
RAF Hethel Defence Post
At RAF Station Hethel, a remarkable defence post still exists. Admittedly, RAF Hethel is in Norfolk and not Suffolk, but the records for t...
Benacre / Kessingland Part 2
Ended up today in the area just south of Kessingland ('The Denes' on a modern OS map). This area used to known as Benacre Ness (Nes...
54th Div - Demonstration of Obstacle Crossings, Sudbourne (Nov 1942) - Part 2,
This post will look at the scenario of the demonstration and the site as it exists today. The War Diaries note that the site for the demonst...
Bofors 40mm Gun Pits?- Operation Diver Welter Site TA2
I have found little information on Operation Diver in Suffolk (defence against V1 Flying Bombs) except for the relevant AA War Diaries at T...
Anti-tank ditch
December 31st Decided to visit the anti-tank ditch at Aldringham Walks this afternoon. It was constructed between late 1940 and early 19...
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