Taunton Stop Line
Die Taunton Stop Line war eine britische, während des Zweiten Weltkrieges angelegte Verteidigungslinie im Südwesten England. Dieses Verteidigungssystem verläuft etwa 80 km durch Somerset, Dorset und Devon, in etwa von Axminster nach Chard längs des Flusses Axe, dann längs der Great Western Railway nach Ilminster über Taunton und Bridgwater entlang des Flusses Parret zur Küste nach Highbridge. Diese Verteidigungslinie wurde gegen eine potenzielle deutsche Landung in England errichtet (Operation Seelöwe). Strategisches Ziel der Verteidigungslinie war, einen möglichen schnellen deutschen Vormarsch mit Panzerverbänden von Westen her abzubremsen. Die Stellung bestand aus sogenannten Pillbox-Bunkern.
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Pillbox Bunker der Taunton Stop Linie.
Vickers mittlere Maschinengewehr Stellung in Taunton Stop Linie
Panzersperre
Eisenbahnsperre
Siehe auch
- Coquet Stop Line
- General Headquarters Line
- Äußerer Londoner Verteidigungsring
- Tyne Stop Line
Weblinks
- http://www.pillboxes-somerset.com Somerset pillboxes
- http://www.pillboxesuk.co.uk UK Invasion Defence Remains
- http://www.ukfortsclub.org.uk/wood_index/b.html
- http://www.somerset.gov.uk/her
- http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/dob/ Council for British Archaeology 'Defence of Britain' project
- "The Stop Line Way Multi-user Path Seaton to Colyford and Cloakham Lawn to Weycroft East Devon" – An Archaeological Desk-based Assessment (part 1; PDF; 4,0 MB) and (part 2; PDF; 2,6 MB)
- Land off Morton Way, Axminster, Devon – A Limited Archaeological Excavation and Recording Programme (pdf) In: Archaeology Data Service. Context One Archaeological Services 2010. 2010. Abgerufen am 14. Mai 2011.
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Pillbox embrasures, Large, on the Taunton Stop Line at Downs Farm near Donyatt, OS reference ST342139. One of a pair of pillboxes with large embrasures built into hedgerow. Part of a complex of fortifications. Vickers Medium Machine Gun emplacement with large, stepped, front embrasure and the blast wall which covers the entrance. Along the Taunton Stop Line there are many of these structures, sited in pairs.
OS reference ST342139
Pillbox on Taunton stop line, Sea OS reference ST342131
OS reference ST342131Demolition chambers - Mausel Lock on the Bridgwater-Taunton Canal OS reference ST308298 OS reference ST308298
Easy access from towpath. Car park nearby.
Railblock on the Taunton Stop Line near Donyatt, OS reference ST341137 One of a pair of blocks that allowed the railway line (now disused) to be blocked quickly by insetting a barrier such as a section of rail. The mass of concrete stands on a foundation and is about 5 feet high. There are several such railblocks nearby. The Rail Block was intended to stop enemy tracked vehicles from travelling along the railway route.
OS reference ST341137
Obstacles on the Taunton Stop Line near Donyatt, OS reference ST342140 A long row of anti-tank posts, each about 8 inches square and projecting about 6 feet. Made from reinforced concrete. The posts are placed at an angle approximatly 90° to the sloping ground and slope towards the expected direction of attack. At the top of a steep railway cutting, on the eastern side. Intended to halt the slow progress of enemy tanks attempting to climb up the steep side of the cutting and out of the railway track.
OS reference ST342140