2007
SU0145 : Copehill Down mock village, near Chitterne
taken 17 years ago, 3 km from Chitterne, Wiltshire, England
Copehill Down mock village, near Chitterne
This image shows an unnamed village where no-one lives. It contains fake houses and an imitation church. Built in 1986, architecturally it is reminiscent of German villages, which reflects the perceptions of the military strategists in the cold war years who expected a land war to take place on the plains of Germany. There is a brief reference to the village in 'Two Degrees West' by Nicholas Crane (p309) as it being a representation of a central European village for 'FIBUA' training ('fighting in a built-up area'). For closer views see
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The village features in a British Army publicity clip
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