Lighthouse Battery

Lighthouse Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.[1]

Lighthouse Battery
Part of Fortifications of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
TypeArtillery Battery
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence

Description

Lighthouse Battery had four 3.7-inch (94 mm) Anti-Aircraft guns during World War II. It was the penultimate battery at the southern end of Gibraltar which is known as Europa Point.[1]

References

  1. Fa & Finlayson (2006). The Fortifications of Gibraltar 1068-1945. Osprey Publishing. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-84603-016-1. Retrieved 4 April 2013.


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