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Old 04-21-2003, 07:37 PM   #13 (permalink)
Jack Ruby
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Originally posted by Quadraton
You know, I never thought about this before, but can someone tell me what those crossed-stick thingees are laying on the beach?
They're obstacles made out of scrap metal, and they were all over the beaches in Normandy. They were supposed to make it harder for tanks and troops to come ashore - but in fact they provided some useful cover to the allied invaders on D-Day.
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