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Your search for "
Defence line
" resulted in the following result(s).
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DEFENCE LINE *
Definition:
A system of defensive
works
such as anti-
tank
obstacles,
ditch
es and
pillbox
es, designed to stop the advance of an enemy.
Defence line
s were constructed across and around strategic areas of ground and
site
s such as
industrial
town
s.
* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)
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