Extensive coastal defences (Composite montage RAF 2A/BR167 6-8)

Extensive Second World War anti-invasion defences running along the coast to the north of Aldeburgh, seen here in 1941. The defences on this stretch of coast included a minefield, rows of concrete anti-tank cubes, barbed wire and a tank obstacle in the form of a large ditch. 17-DEC-1941 English Heritage (NMR) RAF Photography