The Dutch have increased their defences as a precaution against invasion, and the Netherlands Government has proclaimed martial law in all areas of strategic importance along the frontiers with Germany. These defences are really an extension of the Belgian Line, in turn an extension of the French. Maginot Line. Top left, "asparagus beds" of upended steel beams to impede tanks moving towards the border bridges. Top right, gun covering a road leading to Germany. Bottom left, a trench, and, right, camouflaged underground fortifications in the new line.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 108, 3 November 1939, Page 7
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87The Dutch have increased their defences as a precaution against invasion, and the Netherlands Government has proclaimed martial law in all areas of strategic importance along the frontiers with Germany. These defences are really an extension of the Belgian Line, in turn an extension of the French. Maginot Line. Top left, "asparagus beds" of upended steel beams to impede tanks moving towards the border bridges. Top right, gun covering a road leading to Germany. Bottom left, a trench, and, right, camouflaged underground fortifications in the new line. Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 108, 3 November 1939, Page 7
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