Grebbelinie connection works

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Grebbelinie connection works are a series of historical Dutch military water-defense structures that linked the Grebbe Line to the main Dutch Water Line system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military fortification system
water defense line
connects Dutch Water Line
Grebbe Line
constructionMethod controlled inundation
country Netherlands
defenseType waterline
era early 20th century
interwar period
hasPart bunkers
canals
dikes
earthen defenses
inundation fields
locks
sluices
heritageStatus regional cultural heritage
languageOfName Dutch
locatedAlong Lower Rhine
River Lek
locatedIn Gelderland province
Utrecht province
linked to: Province of Utrecht
locatedNear Grebbeliniedijk
namedAfter Grebbe Line
partOf Dutch Water Line
Grebbe Line
purpose delay enemy advance
flood control for defense
link separate defense lines
strategicRole link between eastern and western Dutch defenses
usedBy Royal Netherlands Army
usedDuring Second World War
linked to: World War II

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Dutch Water Line hasPart Grebbelinie connection works