"Specialising In Military History Memories"
Background picture: Rorkes Drift Mission Station, Natal Provence, 1879.
We are completing our research into the British Cross Channel Guns largely based around Dover in Kent; "Hellfire Corner" as it became known during WW2. Above: we pay homage to the aggressive German Batteries positioned around Cap Gris Nez, these being largely responsible for the frequent shelling of Folkestone and Dover. Batterie Todt at Haringzelles had 4x 380mm guns and Batterie Grosse Kurfurst at Framzelle 4x 280mm Guns. All 8 long range guns could shell the English coast with ease as seen on the bottom picture, beyond Cap Gris Nez lighthouse, just 22 miles away across the Dover Straight.
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We acquire material for this website from a number of very different sources ranging from the interviewing of local people, the generosity of museum staff, the National Archives and extracts from relevant existing publications both long out of print and current. Where exact sources can be traced and identified we will always endeavour to credit accordingly; any omissions or lapses of this procedure are purely accidental and no malice is intended. Should a reader of this website feel that improper attention to the crediting of a source has occurred then please let us know immediately so that the oversight can be rectified?
Copyright Steve Sullivan, January 2019
Email: blighty-at-war@outlook.com
Email: blighty-at-war@outlook.com
