The Battle of Britain

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  • BRITAIN'S WARTIME DEFENCES 1940 BRITAIN'S WARTIME DEFENCES 1940

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR PRESS AGENCY PRINT COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Agency photographer

    Anti-invasion defences: digging tank traps on a golf course.

  • BRITAIN'S WARTIME DEFENCES 1940 BRITAIN'S WARTIME DEFENCES 1940

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR PRESS AGENCY PRINT COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Press Agency photographer

    Anti-invasion defences: baths and water troughs being placed across the fairways on a golf course to prevent enemy aircraft from landing.

  • CIVIL DEFENCE - BRITAIN'S WARTIME DEFENCES, 1940 CIVIL DEFENCE - BRITAIN'S WARTIME DEFENCES, 1940

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR PRESS AGENCY PRINT COLLECTION" (photographs)

    A signpost in Surrey being dismantled as part of a campaign to remove everything which may prove of value to the enemy, should invasion occur.

  • BRITAIN'S WARTIME DEFENCES 1940 BRITAIN'S WARTIME DEFENCES 1940

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR PRESS AGENCY PRINT COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Press Agency photographer

    Anti-invasion defences: anti-glider defences stretched across a road in Britain.

  • BRITAIN'S WARTIME DEFENCES 1940 BRITAIN'S WARTIME DEFENCES 1940

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR PRESS AGENCY PRINT COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Press Agency photographer

    Anti-invasion defences: - sandbagged defence barriers in a suburban street in Britain.

  • BRITAIN'S WARTIME DEFENCES 1940 BRITAIN'S WARTIME DEFENCES 1940

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR PRESS AGENCY PRINT COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Press Agency photographer

    Anti-invasion defences: -beach huts used to blockade a street in Britain.

  • BRITAIN IN WARTIME 1939 - 1940 BRITAIN IN WARTIME 1939 - 1940

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR PRESS AGENCY PRINT COLLECTION" (photographs)

    Coastal Defence Batteries, 1940. Photograph shows the crew of a coastal defence gun at work.

  • BRITAIN'S WARTIME DEFENCES 1940 BRITAIN'S WARTIME DEFENCES 1940

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR PRESS AGENCY PRINT COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Press Agency photographer

    Anti-invasion defences: carts arranged in a wide suburban street to prevent enemy aircraft from landing.

  • BRITAIN'S WARTIME DEFENCES 1940 BRITAIN'S WARTIME DEFENCES 1940

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR PRESS AGENCY PRINT COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Press Agency photographer

    Anti-invasion defences: plastering over a concrete milepost giving the distance in miles from London.

  • BRITAIN'S WARTIME DEFENCES 1940 BRITAIN'S WARTIME DEFENCES 1940

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR PRESS AGENCY PRINT COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Press Agency photographer

    Anti-invasion defences: -digging tank traps in a field.

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