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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.
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.
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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