Basel: Armed to the Teeth

Basel: Armed to the Teeth. Basel was so heavily armed during WWII that it had 15,000 soldiers stationed, earning it the nickname of being 'bis an die Zähne bew…

Location: Basel, Baden, Switzerland

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Basel was so heavily armed during WWII that it had 15,000 soldiers stationed, earning it the nickname of being 'bis an die Zähne bewaffnet', or 'armed to the teeth'.

Source: Zeitzeugen aus Beton: Bunker «Beatrice»: Als Basel bis an die Zähne bewaffnet war

Basel: Armed to the Teeth — Baden, Canton of Zurich

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