Thesaurus Term/Concept: ANTI TANK ISLAND

Identifier 162563
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A designated area within a town or village with fixed defences such as pillboxes, anti tank ditches and gun emplacements, designed to threaten the flanks of an enemy force which had broken through a stop line.

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Context Record
Monument Type MNN36534 Anti-tank islands (Monument)
Monument Type MNN36533 Suggested location for a WWII anti-tank island (Monument)