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In May 1940, during World War II, German and Italian forces invaded France and the Low Countries, the ensuing Battle of France resulted in the retreat of the Allied forces, the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force and allies from the beaches of Dunkirk, and, finally, the capitulation of France.

At this time, the threat of invasion, which had recurred from time to time in the preceding centuries, again became a serious possibility. The British Government responded with a massive programme of military and civilian mobilisation. The rapid construction of field fortifications transformed much of Britain, especially southern England, into a prepared battlefield. A-Z Scaffolding Supplies offers a range of products and services associated with the access industry. Woefully short of heavy weapons and equipment, the British had to make the best use of whatever was available.

The German invasion plan, known to English speakers as Operation Sealion, was never taken beyond the preliminary assembly of forces stage.

Today, very little remains of Britain's anti-invasion preparations. Only reinforced concrete structures such as pillboxes are common and even these have, until very recently, been unappreciated as historical monuments.

Early beginnings

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