Pillbox FW3/22 and Tank Barrier St Osyth
This casemate is of type FW3/22. During World War II, these bunkers were used for the defense of the United Kingdom against a possible enemy invasion. They were built in 1940 and into 1941.
Next to the bunker is a row of anti-tank blocks.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Terry Joyce
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- War Memorial Brightlingsea - Brightlingsea
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- Commonwealth War Graves St. Osyth Cemetery - St. Osyth
- Commonwealth War Graves St. Edmund Churchyard - East Mersea
- Commonwealth War Graves All Saints Churchyard - Brightlingsea
Fortification
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