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Belgian Gate
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Belgian Gate
en military historical A heavy steel fence, typically mounted on concrete rollers, used as a mobile antitank obstacle during World War II.
en cointet-element
en Czech hedgehog
en 2013 Steven Zaloga The Devil's Garden: Rommel's Desperate Defense of Omaha Beach on D-Day Stackpole Books 9780811712286 123 https://books.google.com/books?id=KeiEAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA123&dq=%22Czech+hedgehogs%22&hl=&cd=4&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Czech%20hedgehogs%22&f=false Omaha Beach was shielded by about 3,700 obstacles, including 450 ramps, 2,000 stakes, 1,050 Czech hedgehogs, and 200 Belgian Gates. These followed a standard pattern.
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