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15. Copehill Down, UK

Ridgeway Tunnel
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A mock-up village built by the UK Ministry of Defence as a copy of a German village in 1988 to help develop forces in urban warfare and Close quarters battle training centre.

The ghost town was intended to provide troops with a simulated backdrop when training for operations in European theatres including the Cold War, Northern Ireland and the Balkans.

 
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