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Hellenthal

Westwall Dragon's Teeth Remnants

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Cologne District

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Hellenthal

Westwall Dragon's Teeth Remnants

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Westwall Dragon's Teeth Remnants

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  • Location: Hellenthal, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    October 26, 2022

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    One encounters these witnesses of history throughout the border region: "Dragon's Teeth", anti-tank barriers designed to stop the Allied advance in the west. These triangular concrete barriers were mostly secured by bunkers and formed a hundreds of kilometers long defensive strip, for which the designer by the grace of Hitler, Dr. Todt, let celebrate.
    Today you cycle past it almost casually, but you should linger for a moment and be thankful for peaceful borders in Europe.
    update 2022: these days the Russians are allegedly building almost identical dragon teeth in the annexed eastern Ukraine to stop the Ukrainian offensive....
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    Location: Hellenthal, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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