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Listen to Mark Johnson’s description of rommel spikes.
Rommel spikes buried in the ground were left over from American fortifications placed during World War II. The spikes were intended to deter soldiers invading on foot.
Credit: Photo by Wolfgang Soyer, UAF.
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