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    Dragon's teeth are pyramidal anti-tank obstacles of reinforced concrete first used during the Second World War to impede the movement of tanks and mechanised...
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  • Dragon's teeth or dragon's tooth may refer to: Dragon's teeth (mythology), in Greek mythology; once planted, each tooth grew into an armed warrior. Dragon's...
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    cavalry. Dragon's teeth (fortification) Makibishi Sudis, an Ancient Roman stake which may have been lashed together to form a similar fortification Hauser...
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    wire, earthen berms, and dragon’s teeth—to hinder the movement of main battle tanks and mechanized infantry. The fortifications aim to slow Ukrainian advances...
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    Toblerone line (category Fortifications of Switzerland built in the 20th century)
    The Toblerone line is a 10 km long defensive line made of "dragon's teeth" fortifications built during the Second World War between Bassins and Prangins...
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    Video: Dragon's Teeth. U.S. Army Pictorial Service. Retrieved 21 February 2012. McNab, Chris (20 March 2014). Hitler's Fortresses: German Fortifications and...
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    During the Second World War, trenches, ditches, foxholes and Dragon's teeth (fortification) were used extensively. Jungle warfare was heavily shaped by...
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    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...
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  • List of surviving elements of the Siegfried Line (category Lists of fortifications)
    post near Herzogenrath-Bank Diverse visible remains of four rows of dragon's teeth near Aachen-Eilendorf and Münsterbusch One bunker to a special design...
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    field fortification was to close potential vehicular transport and attack routes with multiplied anti-tank ditches, hedgehogs, dragon's teeth and mine...
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    The fortification of Stockholm was initiated, and simple roadblocks were rapidly replaced by long rows of tank obstacles in the form of dragon's teeth. The...
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    assumed to be a jocular reference to the perceived similarity of the fortifications to the cylindrical and hexagonal boxes in which medical pills were once...
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    type field fortification was to close potential traffic and attack barriers with multiplied anti-tank ditches, hedgehogs, and dragon's teeth. These were...
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    The Metaxas Line (Greek: Γραμμή Μεταξά, Grammi Metaxa) was a chain of fortifications constructed along the line of the Greco-Bulgarian border, designed to...
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    Caltrop (category Fortification (obstacles))
    that these were rare. Much more common were concrete devices called dragon's teeth, which were designed to wedge into tank treads. Large ones weighing...
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  • Atesh partisans released a video of freshly dug trenches and new dragon teeth fortifications near Feodosia in Russian-occupied Crimea. They also stated that...
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    Wire obstacle (category Fortification (obstacles))
    defensive position, to elaborate patterns of fences, concertinas, "dragon's teeth" (which serve a similar purpose as wire obstacles, but for combat vehicles...
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    eastern end of the Lavey anti-tank barrier. The barrier, made up of dragon's teeth and a deep ditch, spans the Rhône valley north of Saint-Maurice. The...
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    additional bunkers and shelters were built, and tens of kilometres of dragon's teeth were placed around the fortress and the city itself. Owing to the end...
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    of field fortification was to close potential vehicular transport and attack routes with multiple anti-tank ditches, hedgehogs, dragon's teeth and mine...
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  • example, a rifle pit, sangar or fox hole. Demi-lune Ditch: a dry moat. Dragon's teeth: Triangular obstacles acting as roadblocks for armoured vehicles. Dutch...
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    Baltic Defence Line (category 21st-century fortifications)
    to also consist of storage areas, where defensive elements such as dragon's teeth, anti-tank hedgehog and razor wire are to be kept. The Baltic Defence...
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    Cointet-element (category Fortification (obstacles))
    months of the war.[citation needed] Cheval de frise Czech hedgehog Dragon's teeth "Cointet–Elements Antwerp". www.tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03...
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    modern version of this are caltrops. Passive fortification—ditches and obstacles such as dragon's teeth and Czech hedgehogs—were used as anti-tank measures...
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    part of this space, relative to the closing device, door or window. In fortification this refers to the outward splay of a window or of an arrowslit on the...
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  • may use different technologies against various targets; for example, dragon's teeth might present a challenge for tanks but is easily circumvented by infantry...
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    the trio built a fortification around the center of the landmass to contain the hostility of the jötnar. They called this fortification Miðgarðr (Old Norse...
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    security zones with huge coils of barbed wire filling the streets and dragon's teeth blocking the incursion of armed vehicles began appearing around Jerusalem...
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  • fighting girdle made from a red dragon's hide, gauntlets from a white dragon's hide, and boots from a blue dragon's hide. He wields the greatsword Kelmar...
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  • in which along with minefields used metal and reinforced concrete Dragon's teeths, granite tetrahedrons, anti-tank ditches, scarps and counterscarps...
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