Gibraltar Defences Ready For Long Siege
AMPLE FOOD AND MUNITIONS LONDON, May 1. Gibraltar is prepared to withstand a seige of at least six months, it is authoritatively stated. The fortress has been stocked with food and munitions, and its potency has been increased by the concentration of French ‘ and British warships in the vicinity. The road to Spain has been mined and heavily defended. New guns, particularly anti-aircraft batteries, have been mounted on the Rock. New arrangements have been made for water catchment. Bombproof caverns have been prepared for •ivilians.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 109, 11 May 1939, Page 11
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91Gibraltar Defences Ready For Long Siege Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 109, 11 May 1939, Page 11
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