The Wire of Death (Dutch: Dodendraad, German: Todesdraht, French: Fil de la mort) was a lethal electric fence created by the German military to control the Dutch–Belgian frontier after the occupation of Belgium during the First World War. == Terminology == The name 'Wire of Death' is an English rendition of one of its popular Dutch names, Dodendraad, which literally means "Death wire".
The Wire of Death (Dutch: Dodendraad, German: Todesdraht, French: Fil de la mort) was a lethal electric fence created by the German military to control the Dutch–Belgian frontier after the occupation of Belgium during the First World War. == Terminology == The name 'Wire of Death' is an English rendition of one of its popular Dutch names, Dodendraad, which literally means "Death wire".
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