Rommel's asparagus (redirect from Rommelspargel)
Rommel's asparagus (German: Rommelspargel - the German word Spargel means '"asparagus"; German pronunciation: [ˈʁɔml̩ˌʃpaʁɡl̩] ) were 4-to-5-metre (13...
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the Allies' 9,543. Rommel arranged for booby-trapped stakes known as Rommelspargel (Rommel's asparagus) to be installed in meadows and fields to deter...
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stationed in France and the Low Countries), booby-trapped stakes known as Rommelspargel (Rommel's asparagus) were set up in meadows and fields to deter airborne...
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emplanted slanted poles with sharpened tops, which the troops called Rommelspargel ("Rommel's Asparagus"). Low-lying river and estuarine areas were intentionally...
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Defensiekanaal near Mill, also had a spargel-obstruction (precursor of the Rommelspargel which the German Army used from 1943 onwards). On the first day of the...
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motorized (rolling) task force (nonmilitary: band for hit-and-run crime) Rommelspargel – "Rommel's asparagus"; slanted and barb-wired poles placed in key places...
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