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, all sometimes called "tank traps", 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

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* Anti-tank warfare
* Category:Anti-tank obstacles

## External links

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* Media related to Anti-tank obstacles at Wikimedia Commons