British hardened field defences of World War II were small fortified structures constructed as a part of British anti-invasion preparations. Included in the definition of "hardened field defences" are
Hexagonal pillbox (Type 22)
Winston Churchill helps to build a pillbox at Poole in July 1940.
Soldiers relax inside a Type 28 pillbox in October 1940.
Pillbox where some of the original brick shuttering and reinforced concrete has fallen away to reveal the internal network of rebars.
Maginot Line
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The Maginot Line is a line of concrete fortifications, obstacles and weapon installations built by France in the 1930s. Named after the French Minister of War André Maginot, it was constructed on the
British hardened field defences of World War II
…by bats that would otherwise hibernate in caves. With a few minor modifications, suitable pillboxes can be converted to artificial caves for bats. Maginot Line Dymchurch Redoubt…
Entrance to Ouvrage Schoenenbourg, Maginot Line in Alsace
A soldier from the Cameron Highlanders looks through a periscope in the Fort de Sainghain on the Maginot Line, 3 November 1939.
Food distribution to French troops in Maginot line. 1939.
Casemate of Dambach Nord, Fortified Sector of the Vosges, Subsector of Philippsbourg