German Christmas markets are resorting to recycled anti-tank barriers from old military barracks to shield against vehicle attacks, a cost-cutting move amid soaring security expenses and a tragic symbol of a nation besieged by violent extremists.
The move is spotlighted in a Remix News’ report, detailing how the town of Külsheim, a 5,000-resident town, has repurposed four 1.4-meter-wide concrete anti-tank barriers, each weighing tons, and painted the massive blocks red and white for festive flair, in a shift from merry stalls to a militarized zone.
City head Simone Hickl-Seitz explained, “They know exactly that all cities need this. But the coffers are empty,” noting bollards now cost ten times the old €800 price due to demand.
???Nothing says Christmas like anti-tank barriers.
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) November 30, 2025
A small German town, Külsheim, is using anti-tank barriers to protect its Christmas market from terror attacks — the same type of anti-tank barriers used to stop invading armies.
German public media outlet SWR praises this… pic.twitter.com/9hqazfXjMT
The barriers provide vehicle-proof protection on a budget, saving €30,000, with local media praising the move as a “creative solution,” while ignoring the horrible irony of wartime relics at holiday fairs.
This follows nationwide spikes, with cities spending millions on bollards and barriers—Gerold Leppa of the BCSD (Federal Association of City and Town Marketing Germany) noting 44% rises in three years from security, personnel, and licensing.
The towns that haven’t come up with alternative arrangements have simply cancelled their Christmas markets, as we cover below:
The barriers stem from escalating threats, like Magdeburg’s 2024 vehicle ramming at a market, killing six and injuring hundreds.
The attack was carried out byTaleb al-Abdulmohsen, A Saudi national who lived in asylum in Germany with citizenship for 18 years.
Fears of an attack almost canceled the market due to “stringent and costly” measures, though it did remain open, and ended in a massacre.
Anti mass immigration party AfD’s Ulrich Siegmund has lamented “Why do we need to protect Christmas markets? Go to Czech Republic, Poland—they haven’t opened borders… We are losing our freedom bit by bit.”
This depressing absurdity highlights how mass immigration has forced Germany, and many other European countries into a perpetual state of siege.
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