#Landmark

Tank ditch at Midden-Herenduin

At Midden-Herenduin, the Atlantikwall was reinforced in part with a tank ditch — a natural barrier designed to halt advancing tanks.

On the former Midden-Herenduin estate lies a tank ditch that was part of the defensive structures intended to stop Allied forces. The water was meant to block or at least slow down Allied tanks during a possible invasion. In this part of the landscape, German soldiers could make effective use of a water obstacle, unlike in other terrains where such defenses were harder to create.

Today, the tank ditch is still recognizable as a water-filled trench, often inhabited by waterfowl.

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