Norcon Pillbox Type CP/6/40/111
       Key Facts Pre-cast concrete pipe 6 feet in diameter with 4 inch thick wall After casting it […]
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Vickers Machine Gun Emplacement
Key Facts Build variations can be found with different positioning of secondary loopholes and air vent, length and […]
Type 28 Pillbox
Key Facts FW3/28 Generally, the pillboxes are positioned to allow the gun to fire along fixed lines, such […]
Type 27 Pillbox
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Type 26 Pillbox
Key facts This is probably the simplest of all but not the most common pillbox type. Variations in the […]
Type 25 Pillbox
Key facts Information obtained from pillbox typology part 4 in Loopholes journal of the PSG. With kind permission of Mike […]
Type 23 Pillbox
Key facts Official designation: fw3/23 Shape: rectangular Square pillbox with an integral measurement of 8ft (2.4m) Integral open […]
Type 22 Pillbox
Key Facts One of the areas for most variation will be found in the shape of the Loopholes […]
Roadblocks
When invasion panic ensued in 1940 road blocks were thrown up everywhere, mainly to the detriment of the […]
Stanton Air Raid Shelter
The Stanton air-raid shelter was manufactured by the Stanton Ironworks Co Ltd near Nottingham (the iron connection is […]
Battle Headquarters
The reason for their construction on or very near Airfields is to provide the ‘Station Commander’ with a […]
Spigot Mortar
Whilst rummaging through files recently at the Public Record Office I came across substantial material on the Spigot […]
Airfield Defence
It is probably not appreciated what an interesting and diverse subject it can be-literally a study in itself. […]
Stoplines: Some tactical notes
After Dunkirk (4/6/40) there was an obvious and urgent requirement to put the country into a state of […]
Pillbox Camouflage
The basis of this article is Camouflage Military Training Pamphlet No 46: Field Defences 1941 It is intended […]
Types Of Pillbox
Pillboxes During May 1940 the branch of the Directorate of Fortifications and Works (FW3) at the War Office […]