Thesaurus Term/Concept: BEACH DEFENCE BATTERY

Identifier 123406
Class DEFENCE OF BRITAIN
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A battery, usually a single gun often in a pillbox, situated so as to provide enfilading fire along a beach to prevent hostile forces from advancing inland.

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Context Record
Monument Type MSF26027 Two World War II gun emplacements. (Monument)