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Title
'Es flogen gegen Engeland' (It flew against England) Memorial
Date
1954
Medium
stone & metal
Accession number
CT17_TR_S041
Acquisition method
presnted to Dover Harbour Board by the Calais branch of the British Legion
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Dover Harbour Board
Custodian
Dover Harbour Board
Work status
extant
Access
at all times
Inscription description
plaque: PRESENTED TO THE TOWN OF DOVER / BY THE BRITISH LEGION, CALAIS BRANCH / SECTION OF ARMOURED PLATING DISMANTLED FROM / ONE OF THE GERMAN LONG RANGE GUNS AT SANGATTE, CALAIS. / THE 84 ROUNDS RECORDED FORMED PART OF THE 2226 SHELLS / FIRED FROM THESE BATTERIES AT THE HARBOUR AND TOWN / OF DOVER DURING THE PERIOD 1940 TO 1944. / ERECTED BY THE DOVER HARBOUR BOARD 1954