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Lock and Key of the Kingdom

Dover 1943 in the National Geographic
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Image: Seen from France through enemy telephoto lens, Dover’s cliffs and towers seem very near.

Seen from France through enemy telephoto lens, Dover’s cliffs and towers seem very near.
This German photograph was sent to Japan, returned to England via Russia, and reached THE GEOGRAPHIC via New York.

Image: An Air Raid Patrol warden peers across the Channel for Big Bertha’s flash.

An Air Raid Patrol warden peers across the Channel for Big Bertha’s flash.
When a gun fires on Cap Gris Nez, an alarm is sounded in Dover. A minute later the shell arrives. This Dover post boasts that it is closest to the enemy.

Image: From a Dover observation post, Winston Churchill views an air battle.

From a Dover observation post, Winston Churchill views an air battle.
Smoking the inevitable cigar, the Prime Minister wears a steel helmet. On his left Dover’s Mayor prefers his own black derby. On August 28, 1940, they saw two German raiders shot down.


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