Caesar C Line

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Caesar C Line was a German World War II defensive fortification line in northern Italy designed to slow the Allied advance.

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Caesar C Line canonical 3
Caesar Line 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II defensive line
alsoKnownAs Caesar Line
linked to: Caesar C Line
builtBy German military engineers
conflict World War II
controlledBy German Army Group C
Wehrmacht
country Nazi Germany
dateOfMajorEngagement June 1944
May 1944
designedTo slow the Allied advance
engagedForce British Eighth Army
U.S. Fifth Army
follows Gustav Line
fortificationType anti-tank obstacles
bunkers
field fortifications
trenches
geographicExtent from Tyrrhenian Sea near Anzio
to Apennine Mountains
towards Adriatic sector north of Rome
historicalEvent Allied advance on Rome
historicalRegion Lazio
locatedInTime 1944
location Italy
northern Italy
linked to: Northern Italy
namedAfter Julius Caesar
nearbyCity Rome
opponent Allied forces
partOf German defensive lines in Italy
precedes Gothic Line
result breached by Allied forces
status abandoned
strategicPurpose defend approaches to Rome
delay Allied breakthrough in central Italy
usedBy German Fourteenth Army
German Tenth Army
usedDuring Italian Campaign
linked to: Italian campaign

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Axis defenses in Italy hasPart Caesar C Line
Hitler Line followedBy Caesar C Line
Senger Line relatedTo Caesar C Line
Caesar C Line alsoKnownAs Caesar Line
linked to: Caesar C Line