Hindenburg Line fortifications

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:fortification
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:General_Erich_von_Ludendorff
gptkbp:completed gptkb:1917
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:steel
gptkb:German_Empire
earthworks
concrete
1916-1917
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:defending_champion gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:Battle_of_Arras
gptkb:Battle_of_St._Quentin_Canal
gptkbp:features bunkers
barbed wire
artillery positions
machine gun nests
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of World War I trench warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hindenburg Line fortifications
gptkbp:influenced_by trench warfare tactics
gptkbp:inspired_by previous fortifications
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:Battle_of_Amiens
gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai
gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aisne
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Hundred_Days_Offensive
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Lys
gptkb:Operation_Michael
gptkb:Battle_of_Saint-Quentin
gptkb:Battle_of_Arras_1917
gptkb:Operation_Georgette
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Marne
gptkb:Operation_Blücher-Yorck
gptkbp:is_targeted_at Allied offensives
gptkbp:is_utilized_by gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:length approximately 400 kilometers
gptkbp:location gptkb:France
gptkbp:notable_for its extensive trench systems
gptkbp:part_of German defensive strategy
gptkbp:preserved_by still visible today
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:Defense
gptkbp:significance strategic military advantage
gptkbp:type gptkb:fortification
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Hindenburg_Line
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4