A simple yet brilliant invention, the Czech Hedgehog proved to be one of the most effective anti-tank obstacles of World War II! Donald Trump's remarks about Putin leave Russian state TV stunned ...

These tank traps are also known as Czech Hedgehogs, and their use dates back to the 1930s. Here's how they work. By Kelsey D. Atherton. Published Mar 9, 2022 8:00 PM EST ...

The Czech hedgehog is an antitank defense that, for Americans and Russians alike, evokes images of World War II. Moscow has a monument of Czech hedgehogs to mark the farthest that Nazi soldiers ...

Back to homepage / Live news Lviv locals making 'Czech hedgehogs' to scupper Russian tanks. Lviv (Ukraine) (AFP) – A group of men in the western Ukraine city of Lviv are helping the war effort ...

The "steel hedgehogs," also known as "Czech hedgehogs," date back to anti-tank engineering developed between the world wars and an early model built in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s.

The Czech hedgehog is a simple antitank defense that, for Americans, Europeans and Russians alike, evokes images of World War II. Allied soldiers had to navigate beaches sprinkled with them during the ...