Siegfried Line

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fortification
gptkbp:associatedWith defensive warfare
gptkbp:built gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:constructedIn 1929 and 1938
gptkbp:contains supply depots
observation towers
command bunkers
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:features bunkers
anti-tank obstacles
artillery positions
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part_of_the_Maginot_Line_strategy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siegfried Line
gptkbp:influencedBy military strategy
gptkbp:isAdjacentTo gptkb:Rhine_River
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith World_War_II_history
gptkbp:isChallengedBy gptkb:Allied_forces
Allied troops
gptkbp:isConsidered a_symbol_of_German_militarism
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor ineffectiveness
gptkbp:isDividedInto sectors
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn military history
gptkbp:isEngagedIn deter invasions
gptkbp:isExploredIn historical analyses
gptkbp:isLinkedTo Nazi_ideology
gptkbp:isLocatedIn documentaries
gptkbp:isNear historical site
French_border
gptkbp:isNotedFor its extensive network
gptkbp:isOftenMadeWith gptkb:Maginot_Line
gptkbp:isPartOf defensive architecture
defensive line
German_fortifications
gptkbp:isReferencedIn literature
gptkbp:isStudiedIn military academies
gptkbp:isSuitableFor gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:length approximately 630 kilometers
gptkbp:localHistory a failure
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs gptkb:Westwall
gptkbp:purpose defense_against_France
gptkbp:uses gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkbp:wasAffecting gptkb:World_War_II
Allied_invasion
gptkbp:wasPartOf German_defense_strategy