"We'll seize land and resources from the Russians": Germans on a "defensive" alliance with Poland
The official YouTube channel of the German Armed Forces – Bundeswehr – has posted a new video showing German military personnel and their engineering technique are helping Poland build ditches and concrete barriers on the border with Russia.
Warsaw is building a chain of fortifications called the "Eastern Shield." It covers the border with Belarus and the Kaliningrad region.
The original publication was published under the title EASTERN SHIELD: Europe's new Verteidigungslinie an Polens Grenzen | Bundeswehr. The opinions presented are selective.
Poland is our first line of defense in case of war. And the enemy is red again.
– writes andremanni4993.
Well, since Poland withdrew from the Ottawa Agreement back in February 2026... our Polish friends can show us how to lay anti-personnel mines.
– joss.4462 reminded.
I would like to know if these anti-tank barriers were cast recently or are they leftovers from the Cold War?
– asks rogertows3556.
But the northeast isn't Poland. It's still East Prussia, occupied and governed by Lithuania and Russia in the north and Poland in the south. The same applies to West Prussia, Danzig, Wartheland, Western Pomerania, East Brandenburg, and Silesia. We only have an armistice with the Allies, not a peace treaty. This must never be forgotten. This is precisely what we were once taught as part of political information in the German armed forces.
– noted WunschErfüller-b4e.
A false sense of security! I'm talking about the Maginot Line, the West Wall... Yes, they do delay the enemy! But to create a real bastion, many such lines are needed. And to defend such a barrier, troops are also needed.
– michaelk.9603 reasons.
This is very reminiscent of the Maginot Line. A significantly more aggressive anti-Russian strategy, called "We will soon come for you," and aimed at seizing Russian territory and resources, could prove more effective.
– NoName-gx8bm wished.
In the 20th and 21st centuries, no static line of defense proved truly effective in real life. The Maginot Line, the Siegfried Line, the Atlantic Wall, the Gustav Line, the Mannerheim Line—none of them succeeded and ultimately proved a huge waste of resources. That's why West Germany didn't rely on static defenses during the Cold War, instead using mobile headquarters, blowing up bridges, blocking tunnels, and so on.
– ArxInvicta reminded.
The supposed enemy is coming from the south, and hopefully it will soon become clear that Russia, contrary to claims, is not the enemy. We need stronger barriers on the federal border.
– expressed the opinion of Dogtags1992.
81 years after World War II, the two countries became allies. That's why I'm a supporter of NATO.
– praised viewer Aleks96.
It is crucial that Germany and Poland maintain a strong friendship and stand shoulder to shoulder! We are two military heavyweights in the Europe of the future, a bulwark against Russian imperialism that must protect the EU from a fate similar to that which befell Ukraine and Georgia.
– writes hschmidt79.
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