Robert Lochner (engineer)

Lieutenant Commander R. A. Lochner working at Short Lake House in Weymouth, Dorset in April 1944

Robert Lochner MBE (1904–1965) was the inventor of the Bombardon breakwater, an integral part of the Mulberry harbour,[1] which helped the successful invasion of the Normandy beaches in June 1944.

  1. ^ Brown, Jeff (2013). "Turning the Tide of War: The Mulberry Harbors". Civil Engineering. December 2013. 83. ASCE Library: 49. Retrieved 1 March 2024.