Atlantic Wall (WWII fortifications)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:castle
gptkbp:built gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1942
gptkbp:dateOfMajorAttack 6 June 1944
gptkbp:defendedIn gptkb:German_Wehrmacht
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:engineeredFor gptkb:Organisation_Todt
gptkbp:extendsTo gptkb:French-Spanish_border
gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:features artillery batteries
bunkers
minefields
anti-tank obstacles
machine gun nests
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Atlantic Wall (WWII fortifications)
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Maginot_Line
gptkb:Westwall_(Siegfried_Line)
gptkbp:length over 2,600 km
gptkbp:location coast of continental Europe
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
concrete
wood
barbed wire
mines
sandbags
anti-tank obstacles (Czech hedgehogs)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Festung_Europa
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:D-Day_(Normandy_landings)
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Gold_Beach
gptkb:Juno_Beach
gptkb:Omaha_Beach
gptkb:Sword_Beach
gptkb:Utah_Beach
gptkb:Pointe_du_Hoc
gptkbp:order gptkb:Adolf_Hitler
gptkbp:partOf German defensive strategy
gptkbp:purpose defend against Allied invasion
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:German_occupation_of_Belgium
gptkb:German_occupation_of_France
German occupation of Norway
German occupation of Netherlands
gptkbp:remnantsLocatedIn gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:France
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:status partially preserved
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wassenaarse_Slag_(beach)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7