Maginot Line fortification

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Maginot_Line_fortification
GPTKB entity
Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:castle
gptkbp:abandoned gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:builtBetween 1929
1938
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:French_government
gptkbp:bypassedDuring gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkbp:canBeBypassedBy German forces
gptkbp:extendsTo gptkb:Luxembourg
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:features gptkb:residence
underground tunnels
ammunition storage
bunkers
artillery casemates
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maginot Line fortification
gptkbp:influencedBy World War I experiences
gptkbp:length about 450 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:France
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
concrete
iron
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:André_Maginot
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Ouvrage_Hackenberg
gptkb:Ouvrage_Schoenenbourg
gptkbp:partOf French border defenses
gptkbp:purpose defense against Germany
gptkbp:significance symbol of static defense
gptkbp:status gptkb:tourist_attraction
partially preserved
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ouvrage_Bréhain
gptkb:Ouvrage_Fermont
gptkb:Ouvrage_Four-à-Chaux
gptkb:Ouvrage_Hackenberg
gptkb:Ouvrage_Hochwald
gptkb:Ouvrage_La_Ferté
gptkb:Ouvrage_Rochonvillers
gptkb:Ouvrage_Schoenenbourg
gptkb:Ouvrage_Simserhof
gptkb:Ouvrage_Ste-Agnès
gptkb:Ouvrage_Vaux
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7