WW11 by pat40
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Polish Forces, based in Scotland, constructed the World War II defences], whose remains are still evident on Tentsmuir beach and hidden within Tentsmuir forest.
The sandy beaches at Tentsmuir would have made an ideal landing location for German invasion troops in 1940. The coast needed defending.
Polish Forces and locals built a system of linear defences as part of the overall plan to protect Britain from enemy invasion. The defences ran north from Leuchars Airfield, also a prime target for attack, to Lundin Bridge.
They included lines of concrete anti-tank blocks, observation towers and pillboxes, all designed to slow down enemy movement inland.
Long, wooden poles stood upright along the coastline to prevent enemy gliders from easily landing behind defence lines. At low tide, some of these poles are still visible at Tentsmuir beach.
The Polish soldiers constructed and lived in a camp at Tentsmuir forest. Once they had constructed the defences, many remained to man the guns and patrol the area.
I believe that Tentsmuir Forest is going to be the subject on Telly next Sunday , Country File,
Comments (13)
Amazing capture and beautiful image !
Wow! And informative.
A great shot and I shall certainly watch out for Country File.
a reminder of what could have been
Interesting shot Pat :)
Great capture Pat
We had these blocks all along our beach when I was little.
We have old anti-aircraft bunkers still sitting along the coast. Cool find.
And the defense continues to prevail!
Nice shot of this area.
bel alignement
Amazing image my friend, splendid composition, very well done!
A great look into British history and I did not know that Polish troupes helped defend England.