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White Rock Battery

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Artillery battery in Gibraltar

White Rock Battery
Part ofFortifications of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
3.7-inch mobile anti-aircraft gun, November 1941
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TypeArtillery battery
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Site history
Built1941

White Rock Battery was anartillery battery in theBritish Overseas Territory ofGibraltar. It was located at the northern end ofCatalan Bay at the point where the road down to the village meets the main road.[1]

An anti-aircraft gun position was established here duringWorld War II from 1941 to 1944.[2] Two3.7-inch Mk. II mobile anti-aircraft guns mounted on Mk. III platforms were installed on the battery in April 1941. They were removed on 21 July 1944.[1]

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  1. ^abHughes, Quentin; Migos, Athanassios (1995).Strong as the Rock of Gibraltar. Exchange Publications. p. 381.
  2. ^Ehlen, Judy; Harmon, Russell S. (2001).The environmental legacy of military operations. Geological Society of America. p. 110.ISBN 978-0-8137-4114-7. Retrieved1 April 2013.
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