Posted on 08/20/2025 7:23:46 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Lithuania has revealed plans to dig a 30-mile-wide ribbon of defences on its borders with Russia and Belarus that will include minefields and bridges set to blow up in case Russia invades.
The plans are part of a Baltic-wide push for more defence, amid increasing aggression from Russia and its allies.
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, alongside Poland, have been fortifying their borders, adding obstacles and redoubts to existing fences. All four are also looking for EU funding for these projects.
When complete, having been in the works since early last year, the Baltic defence line is estimated to be more than 940 miles long and will limit Russia's ability to launch attacks from its own territory, Kaliningrad and Belarus.
Lithuania, in particular, began setting up dozens of so-called 'engineering parks' filled with 'counter-mobility' equipment.
These initially included razor wire, concrete roadblocks, Czech Hedgehogs (a type of anti-tank barrier), as well as dragon's teeth (concrete pyramids).
But Lithuania has now said that it is looking to further layer its defences, stretching them wide enough to protect Vilnius, the capital. Lithuania's border with Kaliningrad and Belarus is over 590 miles long.
The new ribbon will be made of three layers. The first, estimated to be three miles wide, will begin with an anti-tank ditch next to the border fence. This will then be followed by an embankment, strips of dragon's teeth and minefields, and then two layers of strongpoints for defending infantry.
The second and third layers will see bridges primed with explosives that can be detonated at will, as well as more lines of infantry.
Lithuania is also planning on felling trees along the roads leading to towns and cities, which is expected to assist in destroying Russian armoured vehicles.
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Hmmm, history tells me some western European country had an impenetrable border defense that would stop the Germans. I wonder how that worked out?
A public works project for a world where the rise of technology is increasing unemployment?
Not a terrible start.
Now adopt the Swiss model and hand out rifles to every swinging **** from 18 to 80. Hold weekly shooting contests with prizes.
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Isn’t that an old-fashioned idea?
“Europe’s new iron curtain: Lithuania plans 30-MILE-DEEP’ defence line’ along Baltic borders with minefields, booby-trapped bridges and anti-tank dragon’s teeth to stop Russia invading”
Considering the size of the Baltics, that pretty uses up all of their land.
Imaginot that.
The Maginot Line did actually work. It made the Germans launch their attack where the line ended forcing them to go through the Ardennes....changing history.
Sounds like a bunch of Lithuanian politicians have relatives in the Defense construction trades. I seriously doubt that Russia has any intent on invading Lithuania, since it is already a part of NATO.
And what if some Lithuanian ‘pranksters’ figure out how to blow the bridges, just for fun? And the mine fields... I wonder if they will be laid along public roads, in farm fields etc.
The Maginot line ended at the Luxembourg border and did not extend to the English Channel. There was no line between France and Belgium.
Any defensive line should encompass any direction of a Russian invasion and should be in concert with neighboring nations.
With Russia mired in Ukraine, I don’t think they are planning to invade any more European countries.
There isn’t going to be any Russian invasion in the eastern Europe
Switzerland bridges are designed with the explosive placement built in to make it simple and quick to install the explosives and to blow the bridge, I believe some are also covered by hidden artillery positions built into the mountains looking over them.
The general thinking in Europe is that Ukraine has set back Russian timetables and Europe is looking at about 5 years in the future for Russia to get back on track for their next mission of salvation for some unfortunate country.
Some neighbors are such a holes that an extremely expensive fence is the only option.
If you are talking about the Maginot Line, it worked very well. The Germans just walked around the end of it because politics kept it from being extended along the Belgian border, and the Belgians failed in properly fortifying the Dial line.
The Germans were finally able to break through it after it had been stripped of most of its troops. But the Maginot Line certainly kept the Germans from using the Franco-German border for their initial line of attack.
But if the Lituanians just fortify the borders with Belarus and Russia, and Latvia doesn’t do the same, the Russians could just do an end run around these fortifications as well. And, of course, there’s the exposed Polish segment, as well. It’s short enough they need to include it in their defensive plans.
It’s short enough they need to include it in their defensive plans.
The Suwałki Gap
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suwa%C5%82ki_Gap
Dyal Line. Not Dial.
GREAT PLAN
I fail to see a problem.
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