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played a vital role in the preparations for D-Day.
There were over 39 centres of activity across the Borough. Fourteen of the caissons needed for the Mulberry Harbours were made in Stokes Bay.
Between November 1943 and April 1944, over 1600 men worked in all weathers, often working at night by arc lights. As one caisson was being launched, it toppled over, crushing and killing three men
A programme of beach hardening took place at Hardway,
Beach Street and Stokes Bay. Sections of concrete, which looked like bars of chocolate, were laid down to make it possible for lorries and armoured vehicles to embark onto the Landing Craft.
Many of the streets around the embarkation points became prohibited areas and local people needed special passes to move to and from their own homes.
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