Shatter layer

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The military term Zerschellschicht denotes a stone packing on a masonry or on a concrete wall of a fortress with the help of which projectiles are to be brought to an early explosion so that they cannot significantly damage the actual fortress walls.

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  1. Gerhard Hirschfeld , Gerd Krumeich , Irina Renz, Markus Pöhlmann (eds.): Encyclopedia First World War. Schöningh, Paderborn et al. 2003, ISBN 3-506-73913-1 .