Westwall
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Westwall is the German name for the Siegfried Line, a massive system of defensive fortifications built by Nazi Germany along its western border before and during World War II.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II fortification
→
defensive fortification line → military fortification system → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Siegfriedstellung
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| builtBy |
German Army engineers
→
Nazi Germany → Organisation Todt → |
| constructionEnd |
1940
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|
| constructionStart |
1936
→
1938 → |
| country |
Nazi Germany
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|
| extendsFrom |
near Kleve on the Lower Rhine
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|
| extendsTo |
near Basel on the Upper Rhine
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|
| faces |
Belgium
→
France → Luxembourg → |
| hasEnglishName |
Siegfried Line
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|
| hasEstimatedNumberOfBunkers |
more than 18,000
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|
| hasHeritageDesignation |
protected monument in some German states
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|
| hasPart |
artillery positions
→
barbed wire obstacles → bunkers → communication trenches → dragon’s teeth anti-tank obstacles → minefields → pillboxes → tank traps → underground shelters → |
| languageOfName |
German
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|
| length |
approximately 630 km
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|
| locatedIn |
Europe
→
Germany → western border of Germany → |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Aachen
→
Battle of the Hürtgen Forest → operations during the Battle of the Bulge → |
| opposedBy |
Allied forces
→
British Army → French Army → United States Army → |
| partOfConflict |
Western Front of World War II
→
World War II → |
| purpose |
defend Germany’s western border
→
deter French and Allied attack → propaganda demonstration of strength → |
| reconstruction |
1944
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|
| statusAfterWar |
partially demolished
→
sections overgrown and abandoned → sections preserved as historical monuments → |
| usedAs |
Cold War defensive line (partly)
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
German Army engineers
→
Organisation Todt → |
notableWork |
|
Siegfriedstellung
→
|
alsoKnownAs |
|
Siegfried Line
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|
knownInGermanAs |