atlantic wall defences at hankley common

`Visiting Hankley Common in Surrey i decided to capture some of the interesting parts of the “Atlantic wall” that survive today scattered around the woodland in this pleasant part of Surrey.The ruins area can be found after a short walk in a straight line across the Hankley Common golf course via public footpath, the area is still owned by the MOD and is still used for training purposes, however is accessible to the general public.
THE ATLANTIC WALL. Many of the relics show signs of live weapons training and the main wall has two breaches caused by demolition devices.The preservation of the Wall is managed by Army Training Estates with the assistance of the MOD Hankley Conservation Group.Surrey Hills would like to thank all the many people who have contributed to the site.Website Design, Development & Support by Akiko Design. Author An image of a reconstruction of the Atlantic Wall defences at Hankley Common in the UK in 1943 for the purpose of training prior to D-day. It is divided into two sections between which there were originally steel gates.

In 1943, in an area of Hankley Common known as the Lion’s Mouth, Canadian troops constructed a replica of a section of the Atlantic Wall. A hundred metres long, five metres high and five metres thick, the reinforced concrete wall was constructed during the second world war so that British troops could test weapons designed to penetrate Hitler’s Atlantic Wall in the run up to D-Day. In 1943, in an area of Hankley Common known as the Lion’s Mouth, Canadian troops constructed a replica of a section of the Atlantic Wall. The wall is set at the base of a gradual incline leading up to a ridge in a fairly lightly wooded area, the first thing that strikes you is its sheer size as it stretches for approximately 300 feet into the woodland. The “Atlantic Wall” `Visiting Hankley Common in Surrey i decided to capture some of the interesting parts of the “Atlantic wall” that survive today scattered around the … Photographs © Craig Denford Photography 2019 and John Miller 2019.This website uses cookies to improve your experience.
Nearby are other obstacles such as dragon’s teeth, reinforced concrete blocks and lengths of railway track set in concrete and with wire entanglements.

We currently have over 300 members in six countries. Atlantic Wall. Prior to the D-Day landings the wall was used as a major training aid to develop and practise techniques to breach it with explosives. The Atlantic Wall was built in 1943 during the Second World War by Canadian Troops as a replica of the German Atlantic anti-tank defences on the northern French coast. Mr. Wood believes that the Canadian troops were responsible for building the "Atlantic Wall" here, and the commandant of the Longmoor military training area, under which Hankley now falls, has reported that raiding parties were sent across the Channel to accurately measure the real thing and bring back samples of the concrete to ensure the training version was as realistic as possible. OS reference SU884413. It is constructed of concrete, steel rods and wire. We will assume that you agree to this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Further obstacles can be found a short distance up the wooded incline, these include a single undamaged 5ft concrete cube, four large dragons teeth in a line (one upturned) all in good condition and many numerous small concrete blocks most showing blast and shrapnel damage. D-Day training sites were created in Britain in order to practice for Operation Overlord, the invasion of Northern France by allied forces in 1944. Photographed by me (Gaius Cornelius) on 14-Oct-06. Members receive the journal 'Hankley Common’s Atlantic Wall D-Day Practise Area. It is constructed from reinforced concrete and was used as a major training aid to develop and practise techniques to … D-Day training sites were created in Britain in order to practice for Operation Overlord, the invasion of Northern France by allied forces in 1944. Date: 14 October 2006 (according to Exif data) Source: No machine-readable source provided. The height is approx 9ft and has a step side in its construction,  a recent mounted plaque can be found at the end of one of the wall sections this bears a brief history of the wall and its current role now as part of a conservation area.Originally built by Canadian troops in 1943 for training purposes the walls construction was based on intelligence information to what the German defences were like on the coast of mainland Europe, areas of the wall have been very heavily damaged by explosives and in one section it has been breached by using the “Double Onion” AFV. Within the wall rusting reinforced steel rods can be seen exposed, bent and mangled holding together large chunks of concrete, some still dangling from upper parts of the wall. Just behind the 11th tee of Hankley Common golf course, on a popular dog walking route, is what has become known as the Hankley Common Atlantic Wall. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims). The most unusual find was what appears to be a skeleton for a concrete cube made of a box collection of rusting iron rods, at the far end of the wall is a  small square concrete area which once held several RSJ obstacles all of these have now been cut off but can be seen scattered  nearby.The site is well worth a visit, good footwear is essential as a walk across the heath is mainly on a very loose silver sand surface.

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