BELGIUM GUARDS HER FRONTIERS.—In the present world situation Belgium has taken precautions to man her frontiers. On the east she has a defence line comparable with the French Maginot Line. Left: Sentries guarding concrete gun emplacement. Top right: An anti-tank barrier of steel posts, stretching for miles along the frontier. Below (left): A reinforced anti-tank fence, and (right) a dry “moat,” which forms a concealed trap for advancing forces.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 14 April 1939, Page 8
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69BELGIUM GUARDS HER FRONTIERS.—In the present world situation Belgium has taken precautions to man her frontiers. On the east she has a defence line comparable with the French Maginot Line. Left: Sentries guarding concrete gun emplacement. Top right: An anti-tank barrier of steel posts, stretching for miles along the frontier. Below (left): A reinforced anti-tank fence, and (right) a dry “moat,” which forms a concealed trap for advancing forces. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 14 April 1939, Page 8
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