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Fort Henry is a Grade II listed〔(English Heritage Listing 30 Nov 2012 )〕 World War Two observation bunker overlooking Studland Bay, in Dorset. It was built to defend the bay in 1943 from possible German invasion along with other beach defences such as gun emplacements, Type 25 pill boxes and concrete ''Dragon’s Teeth'' anti-tank obstacles (which have also been listed for protection).〔(Winston Churchill's wartime bunker where he watched troops preparing for D-Day landings wins listed status )〕 Located at the top of Redend Point, on a small sandstone promontory, the bunker is long with walls, floor and ceiling all thick. There is an wide recessed observation slit. Its name derives from the home base in Ontario of the Canadian Royal Engineers who built it. Today, it is owned by the National Trust and forms part of the ''Studland Beach Second World War walk''.〔(Studland Beach Second World War walk )〕 An English Heritage spokesman commented following the bunker's listing on 20 November 2012:〔(Churchill's D-Day bunker listed by English Heritage )〕 ==D-Day preparations== On 18 April 1944, six weeks before D-Day (6 June 1944), Winston Churchill, the British prime minister, was joined by King George VI, Supreme Allied commander Dwight D. Eisenhower, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery and Acting Admiral Louis Mountbatten at the observation point to witness the largest live ammunition practice of the entire war. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fort Henry (bunker)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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