Bebo

Guido Debonis <GuidoD2>

	Tthe Churchill Barriesr	504 days ago
	to the east of Scapa Flow, there were until the 2nd world war, four channels leading into the naval anchorage. These were blocked with sunken ships and this was thought to have been enough to stop attack, However in 1939 October Lieut-Commander Prein brought his German u boat through, this was to be the end of the British battle ship The Royal Oak, which is now sunk of Scapa. 800 hundred lives were lost. This is how it was decided that the barriers would be built, Balfour Beaty got the contract for this, it would take seven years to complete. The prisoners were used to build these although it was stated that it was to join the communities together as it was against the Geneva convention for them to work like this, More than a quarter of a million tons of stone and rock were laid,one and a half miles of road altogether, The community's were at last joined and the p.o.w's sent to work on farms in Wincombe and Ledbury...
	posted by Guido Debonis