British Military Experts Admit Gibraltar No Longer Impregnable, May 1939
British military experts publicly acknowledged in May 1939 that Gibraltar, the legendary fortress controlling the Mediterranean entrance, could no longer withstand modern artillery attacks from Spanish territory.
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