Węgierska Górka fortifications

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The Węgierska Górka fortifications are a system of Polish defensive bunkers and strongpoints built before World War II in southern Poland to protect the mountain passes against German invasion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortification system
military installation
attackedBy Wehrmacht
constructedBy Second Polish Republic
constructedFor defense against German invasion
defense of mountain passes
constructionPeriod late 1930s
constructionStart 1939
country Poland
currentUse museum
tourist attraction
defendedBy Polish infantry units
designedFor artillery resistance
infantry defense
feature anti-tank obstacles
armored cupolas
machine gun positions
underground shelters
hasPart Waligóra bunker
Wyrwidąb bunker
linked to: Waligóra bunker

Wąwóz bunker
Wędrowiec bunker
Włóczęga bunker
heritageStatus military heritage site
languageOfName Polish
locatedIn Carpathian Mountains
Silesian Voivodeship
Węgierska Górka
southern Poland
Żywiec Basin
materialUsed reinforced concrete
namedAfter village of Węgierska Górka
nearbyTransportRoute railway line through Węgierska Górka
road to Żywiec
nearbyWatercourse Soła River
notableEvent Battle of Węgierska Górka
openToPublic yes
operator Polish Army
partOf Polish border fortifications
Polish southern defensive line
significance important Polish World War II defensive position
strategicObjective delay German advance into southern Poland
timeOfMajorCombat September 1939
usedInConflict Invasion of Poland
World War II

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Battle of Węgierska Górka usedFortifications Węgierska Górka fortifications