2026-09-26T00:39:04+01:00https://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/object/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/object/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/object10753143223CENTRE OF RESISTANCEYAn area, often a village, with fixed defences such as pillboxes, anti tank ditches and gun emplacements, designed to stop the advance of an enemy force and to hold out for an agreed period of time.1P