Mid Wales WWII defences: bridge at Llanfyllin - spigot mortar pedestal
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Mid Wales WWII defences: bridge at Llanfyllin - spigot mortar pedestal
Image: © Mike Searle Taken: 8 May 2016
- Spigot Mortar Emplacement: DoB ID: e40364 Still guarding the bridge at Llanfyllin, the spigot mortar or "Blacker Bombard" was essentially an anti-tank weapon used almost exclusively by the Home Guard during the Second World War. They were located at strategic locations alongside other defences throughout the country in response to the German invasion threat of 1940.
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