Grebbe Line fortifications

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The Grebbe Line fortifications are a series of Dutch defensive works, including bunkers and trenches, that formed part of a strategic World War II-era defense line in the Netherlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defensive fortification line
military installation
constructedBy Dutch military engineers
constructionPeriod 1930s
interwar period
country Netherlands
currentUse outdoor museum elements
public walking routes
dateOfMajorBattle May 1940
designedToDefend approaches to the Dutch core defensive area
engagement Battle of the Grebbeberg NERFINISHED
hasPart anti-tank obstacles
artillery positions
bunkers
field fortifications
machine-gun nests
trenches
hasType field fortification
permanent bunker
languageOfName Dutch
locatedAlong Grebbeberg area
locatedIn Gelderland province NERFINISHED
Utrecht province NERFINISHED
locatedNear Lower Rhine river NERFINISHED
Rhenen NERFINISHED
namedAfter Grebbeberg NERFINISHED
notableFeature camouflaged positions
concrete casemates
interconnected trench systems
opponent Nazi Germany
partOf Dutch Water Lines defensive system NERFINISHED
Grebbe Line NERFINISHED
outer ring of Dutch national defenses
primaryFunction delay enemy advance
protect central Netherlands
status heritage site
partially preserved
subjectOf Dutch military history publications
World War II battlefield studies
terrainType hillside position
riverine landscape
usedBy Royal Netherlands Army NERFINISHED
usedDuring World War II
usedFor commemoration of World War II
military history education

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Rhenen contains Grebbe Line fortifications