The terrain that was being defended was of primary importance because open terrain that tanks could move over quickly made possible rapid advances into the defenders' rear areas that were very dangerous to the defenders.
Teren koji se branio bio je od primarne važnosti jer je otvoreni teren kojim su se tenkovi mogli brzo kretati omogućio brzi napredak u braniteljsku pozadinu što je bilo veoma opasno za branitelje.