Anti-tank obstacles

Anti-tank obstacle (Dutch: Aspergeversperring, litt. Asparagus obstacle) on the former IJsselmeer dike just east of Muiden, the Netherlands.
Anti-tank obstacles at Elvis Presley Memorial in Germany

Anti-tank obstacles include, but are not limited to:

  • The Czech hedgehog, dragon's teeth and cointet-element are the most famous types of World War II anti-tank obstacles.
  • Anti-tank trenches were used on the western front during World War I, and in the Pacific, Europe, and Russia in World War II.
  • Anti-tank mines are the most common anti-tank obstacles.

For implementation of various anti-tank obstacles:

  • For British anti-tank obstacles, see: British anti-invasion preparations of World War II#Lines and islands.
  • The Korean Demilitarized Zone is known to have very large minefields.
  • The Berlin Wall used many different obstacles, including several types of anti-tank obstacles.
  • The Atlantic Wall used many different obstacles, including several types of anti-tank obstacles.
  • The Czechoslovak border fortifications used many different obstacles, including several types of anti-tank obstacles.
  • The Mannerheim Line used many different obstacles, including several types of anti-tank obstacles.
  • The Maginot Line used many different obstacles, including several types of anti-tank obstacles.

See also

External links

  • Media related to Anti-tank obstacles at Wikimedia Commons