Re:Fall of the Berlin Wall on Usenet (1989.)
by schroeding on Monday May 15, 2023 @02:50AM
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Which becomes clear when you realize that the anti-vehicle / tank ditches and the directional anti-personal mines ("Selbstschussanlagen") were facing the east direction only[1].
West German tanks and military vehicles could have driven over the ditches without major issues. They only worked one way - from east to west.
West German tanks and military vehicles could have driven over the ditches without major issues. They only worked one way - from east to west.
[1] e.g. https://www.siue.edu/GEOGRAPHY/ONLINE/Vogeler/FortifiedFence...