Culver Cliff and the Isle of Wight at War

Defending the Realm - The Electronic Warfare Battle on Culver Cliff during WW2

During most of the Second World War the Isle of Wight was essentially a closed military camp supporting over 30 anti-aircraft batteries to protect Southampton and Portsmouth dockyards and an arsenal of coastal firepower to defend the Solent and the Island from Invasion.

It was a perilous time when the fate of the nation hung in the balance and the Isle of Wight was the new front line. Four