The equipment also had to have the capability to be used in rapidly bridging anti tank ditches in assault operations in other operational scenarios.

All of these defences were protected by a combination of mine fields, tank ditches and dams, some which ran kilometres deep inland.

An anti tank ditch was built south of the railway line parallel to today's "Lübzer Straße".

North of the railway line the anti tank ditch followed the railway track.

Cactus Ridge was protected by a tank ditch, barbed wire, and a long mine field.

The berm consisted of large tank ditches, berms of dirt, electrified fencing, and razor wire.

He destroyed the first and the second drove into a tank ditch when reversing to get into a firing position and was then abandoned by the crew.

We were surrounded three times by tank units and reached the tank ditch with only 16 men.

He described tank ditches in detail, armament of turrets located close to the shore, and available mobile forces.

A temporary bridge over the anti tank ditch was built of timber.