LESSON TERM EURO WEDNESDAY THE 30 TH OF SEPTEMBER
3) THE ELEMENTS OF DEFENCE
READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT .THEN PUT THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF DEFENSE IN THE APPROPRIATE SPOTS
On every beach that was remotely suitable for an amphibious landing Rommel built defenses.
Offshore, the German’s first line of defense consisted of mines anchored in the Channel.
The tidal-flat obstacles began with so-called belgian gates
Next at about 100 meters out from the high-water mark, a band of heavy logs were driven into the water at an angle pointed seaward, with mines lashed to the tips of some of the logs.
At about 70 meters from shore , the main belt of obstacles featured hedgehogs :.They could rip out the bottom of any landing craft.
Rommel bestrode France like a colossus.he could and did flood the countryside by damming the rivers or letting in the sea.
The obstacles forced the Allies to choose between risking their landing craft on a full tide or coming in on low but rising tide and thus giving the german soldiers an opportunity to cut down the first waves of attackers as they struggled to get all the way up the beach.
To make full use of the killing zone, Rommel put his divisions right up close.
On the plateau above, were hundreds of Tobruks , circular concrete-lined holes big enough for a mortar.The Tobrucks were connected by underground tunnels .
Big guns were put also in casemates with embrasures that opened down the beach to provide enfilade power .
.To protect the casemates from the real threat, an infantry assault with grenades and flamethrowers, the germans surrounded them with land mines and barbed wire.
Behind the mines and astride the draw ( une ravine) there were antitank ditches ( fossés)
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