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No. of visits: 93

War diaries: 1340

Total files: 1885

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Roadblock recce

Roadblock sites visited: 321

Still to visit: 152

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Defence works recorded: 382

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The Battlefield beneath your feet

The Defence of East Sussex Project is the most comprehensive post-war survey of military activity in the county 1939-45 using original Allied and German sources.

There is a lot of evidence of wartime activity still remaining in the UK landscape - but did you know that there's a battlefield beneath your feet?

The Battlefield beneath your feet

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'Mission Accomplished' - Bomber Command memorial

'Mission Accomplished' - Bomber Command memorial

Posted: 28 Apr 2013

A large crowd gathered on Beachy Head this afternoon to witness the first annual Bomber Command 'Mission Accomplished' Memorial Service.

I wrote a short piece on the new monument last August, shortly after its unveiling. Today's ceremony comprised a brief service followed by a flypast of 35 aircraft.

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Bomb craters (10) - shell craters

Bomb craters (10) - shell craters

14 Apr 2013

A landscape feature that I've not yet covered in this series is what would have been the most numerous type of crater in Sussex - those made by artillery shells. A visit to the site of a live-fire exercise reveals some interesting evidence.
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Some of our Lobster Pots are missing

Some of our Lobster Pots are missing

12 Apr 2013

Since I was young I have been fascinated by the Luftwaffe's Rettungsbojen, which were floating refuges anchored in the English Channel for downed aircrew. The British nicknamed them Lobster Pots.
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Safety first!

Safety first!

06 Apr 2013

It is often said that perhaps a million unexploded shells still lie beneath the WW1 battlefields of France and Belgium, but today I experienced an unexploded device in Sussex.
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