Gustav Line
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The Gustav Line was a major German World War II defensive fortification system in central Italy, designed to block the Allied advance toward Rome.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gustav Line defenses | 2 |
| Gothic Line | 1 |
| defense of the Gustav Line | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German defensive line
ⓘ
World War II fortification ⓘ |
| brokeBy | Allied forces in 1944 ⓘ |
| composedOf |
anti-tank obstacles
ⓘ
barbed wire ⓘ bunkers ⓘ fortifications ⓘ gun emplacements ⓘ minefields ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
German military engineers
ⓘ
Organisation Todt ⓘ
surface form:
Organization Todt
|
| controlledBy | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle for Rome
ⓘ
surface form:
Caesar C Line
Hitler Line ⓘ Bernhardt Line ⓘ
surface form:
Senger Line
|
| geographicalFeature |
anchored on Adriatic Sea
ⓘ
anchored on Tyrrhenian Sea ⓘ ran across Italian peninsula ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major obstacle in Italian Campaign ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italian Peninsula
ⓘ
Central Italy ⓘ
surface form:
central Italy
|
| location | Italy ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Gustav
ⓘ
surface form:
Gustav II Adolf is not the namesake (name is operational code name)?
|
| near |
Monte Cassino Abbey
ⓘ
surface form:
Monte Cassino
|
| opponent |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Allies
Canada ⓘ Free French Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Free French forces
India ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Poland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
other Allied nations ⓘ |
| partOf |
Axis defenses in Italy
ⓘ
German defensive system in Italy ⓘ series of German defensive lines in Italy ⓘ |
| purpose |
to block Allied advance toward Rome
ⓘ
to delay Allied forces in Italy ⓘ |
| siteOf | Battle of Monte Cassino ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| theater |
Italian campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Campaign
|
| timePeriod |
1943
ⓘ
1944 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German Fourteenth Army
ⓘ
German Tenth Army ⓘ Italian Social Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Social Republic forces
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gustav Line defenses
this entity surface form:
Gustav Line defenses
this entity surface form:
Gothic Line
this entity surface form:
defense of the Gustav Line