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4 unusual facts about British hardened field defences of World War II


Bishopstone railway station

In 1940 a pair of pillboxes was built on the roof of the main station building, flanking its octagonal tower.

Holkham railway station

For this reason, a line of pillboxes were constructed along the railway.

Rogue Trooper video games

Several aspects of the comic were included in the game, such as Nort pillboxes (visually based to some degree on hardened field defences used by the British in World War II), a Quartz-like 'Glass Zone' and most notably the personalities of the bio-chips, which would announce the presence of enemy soldiers, give health and ammo status reports and make sarcastic and derogatory remarks at the Norts and to Rogue himself.

The Loe

A pillbox was built near Bar Lodge.



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