Atlantic Wall

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:castle
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:category gptkb:Military_history_of_Europe
Nazi architecture
World War II defensive lines
Coastal fortifications
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1942
1944
gptkbp:extendsTo gptkb:French-Spanish_border
gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:features gun emplacements
artillery batteries
bunkers
radar stations
minefields
anti-tank obstacles
machine gun nests
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Atlantic Wall
gptkbp:languageOfName English
gptkbp:location North Sea coast
Atlantic coast
coast of continental Europe
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:German
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
concrete
barbed wire
mines
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Atlantikwall
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Normandy_landings
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:purpose defense against Allied invasion
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Siegfried_Line
gptkb:Operation_Sea_Lion
gptkb:Maginot_Line
gptkb:Westwall
gptkbp:remnants gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Channel_Islands
gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:France
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:significance largest fortification system in Europe during WWII
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Allied_invasion_of_Normandy
gptkbp:status partially preserved
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:World_War_II_(construction_and_logistics)
gptkb:German_Atlantic_Wall_defenses
gptkb:Atlantic_Wall_Museum
gptkb:Keroman_Submarine_Base
gptkb:Pillbox
gptkb:Maginot_Line
gptkb:Nazi-occupied_France
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6