Invasion attempt? - Shingle street

Did a search for shingle street and came across a website that tries to say the Germans tried to invade along the Suffolk coast, rumours to that effect were always rife during my childhood. My Father always believed it was "covered up" he recalls retrieving badly burned bodies with german uniform from the coastal area whilst serving with Liverpool Scottish on coastal guard. The rumour being that we set fire to the sea. Shingle street was evacuated of all civilians during the war. Tons of shingle on the beach was moved, remnants of the British Army being there still exist to-day. Anyone know more?

 

AS one that was around at that time. There was never a bungled attempt at an invasion, nor did the enemy at any other time, lay foot on British Soil.
Its, a nice story entirely without foundation. if there were any truth in it, Then it would have surfaced under the thirty year rule.
Its a fairy tale, Or wishful thinking for someone who wants to beleive it.Sorry!
Sapper

 

Shingle street papers were due to be released in the early 70's but were placed under another closed order (I think for something like another 15 years) and then another 15 years, finally released i think in 2001. Haven't had a chance to get to Kew to view them, something else to go on the "must do list". Anyway if anyones interested the site is www.shford.fslife.co.uk/shinglest/ Might get a few more reactions! Its quite an interesting site content wise.

 

A common story. Several books rip this legend apart. The Germans never tried it.

 

Why on earth would the British cover up the news that the Germans had tried to invade but had been defeated. I've heard of attempts to cover up defeats but never a victory.

 

there are a lot of "if's". If there were any truth in the story, I assume it would be covered up because of the means of death, i.e. incinerating your enemy, would the Brtish populace have been ready for that? Probably start a whole new discussion now, lol

Any way it has provoked some chat. cheers.

 

Shingle street has been going the rounds for years now, and there isn't a single piece of evidence to back it up.
Its complete and utter bollocks !!!:mad111:

 

Utter and complete nonesense..There was no invasion.... First thing anyone should ask is this,,,Any craft approaching the English coast would be picked up on Radar, and no Germans was going to get anywhere near, the Navy would have sunk the lot before they even left the enemy coast... Everywhere in Britain we had a coasr watch......Everywhere!

Pretty story utter rubbish! No enemy ever set foot on British soil in an invasion........never! Besides it would be impossible to keep it quiet for long. beleive me!
Sapper

 

An article I recently put together about the British Underground Propaganda Committee (UPC) sheds more light on this story.

It's available here:

http://www.psywar.org/sibs.php


Lee
www.psywar.org

 

Some fine stuff here. Plenty of food for thought.

 

Hi im new member to this site ,forgive me if this has been posted befor ...I did do a search.. your thoughts on this ?1940: The Secret War at Shingle Street

 

Hi and welcome the the forum.

Quite a interesting theory you have there. I was always under the impression should the invasion come it wouold be from the South not the East.

Have you seen the files at Kew that you mention?

Andy

 

sorry for posting as i can see it has been discussed many times..

 

Hahha It seems there maybe more to this than I thought......I hope this runs for a bit, now wheres the popcorn