Fortified Sector of Thionville

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fortified sector military defensive line

The Fortified Sector of Thionville was a key stretch of the Maginot Line in northeastern France, comprising major fortifications such as Fort Hackenberg to defend against German invasion before and during World War II.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Thionville sector 7
Fortified Sector of Thionville canonical 6
Thionville fortified sector 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fortified sector ⓘ
military defensive line ⓘ
borderedBy Germany ⓘ
builtFor defense against German invasion ⓘ
defense of the Moselle valley ⓘ
protection of industrial region of Lorraine ⓘ
commandStructure French 3rd Army ⓘ
constructedBy France ⓘ
constructionEnd 1930s ⓘ
constructionStart late 1920s ⓘ
country France ⓘ
engagedInCombat June 1940 ⓘ
garrison artillery units ⓘ
fortress infantry regiments ⓘ
hasPart Ouvrage Angevillers ⓘ
Ouvrage Schoenenbourg ⓘ
surface form: Ouvrage Billig

Ouvrage Bousse ⓘ
Ouvrage Galgenberg ⓘ
Ouvrage Hackenberg ⓘ
Ouvrage Immerhof ⓘ
Ouvrage Kobenbusch ⓘ
Ouvrage Michelsberg ⓘ
Ouvrage Mont des Welches ⓘ
Ouvrage Oberheid ⓘ
Ouvrage Sentzich ⓘ
Ouvrage Soetrich ⓘ
anti-tank obstacles ⓘ
armored observation cloches ⓘ
artillery turrets ⓘ
casemates ⓘ
infantry shelters ⓘ
machine-gun cloches ⓘ
observation posts ⓘ
underground galleries ⓘ
locatedIn Moselle department ⓘ
northeastern France ⓘ
locatedNear Thionville ⓘ
militaryBranch French Army ⓘ
notableWork Ouvrage Hackenberg ⓘ
partOf Maginot Line ⓘ
postwarUse partly abandoned ⓘ
partly preserved as historical sites ⓘ
status1939 operational ⓘ
strategicImportance covered approaches to Luxembourg and Germany ⓘ
key stretch of the Maginot Line ⓘ
surrendered June 1940 ⓘ
usedDuring Battle of France ⓘ
World War II ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fort Hackenberg → partOf → Fortified Sector of Thionville ⓘ
Ouvrage Hackenberg → partOf → Fortified Sector of Thionville ⓘ
Ouvrage Michelsberg → partOf → Fortified Sector of Thionville ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thionville sector
Ouvrage Mont des Welches → locatedIn → Fortified Sector of Thionville ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thionville sector
Ouvrage Mont des Welches → partOf → Fortified Sector of Thionville ⓘ
Ouvrage Galgenberg → partOf → Fortified Sector of Thionville ⓘ
Ouvrage Sentzich → partOf → Fortified Sector of Thionville ⓘ
Ouvrage Sentzich → partOf → Fortified Sector of Thionville ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thionville fortification system
Ouvrage Soetrich → locatedIn → Fortified Sector of Thionville ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thionville sector
Ouvrage Soetrich → partOf → Fortified Sector of Thionville ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thionville fortified sector
Ouvrage Bousse → locatedIn → Fortified Sector of Thionville ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thionville sector
Ouvrage Bousse → partOf → Fortified Sector of Thionville ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thionville fortified sector defenses
Ouvrage Angevillers → locatedIn → Fortified Sector of Thionville ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thionville sector
Ouvrage Kobenbusch → locatedIn → Fortified Sector of Thionville ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thionville sector
Ouvrage Kobenbusch → partOf → Fortified Sector of Thionville ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thionville fortified sector
Ouvrage Oberheid → partOf → Fortified Sector of Thionville ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thionville sector
Ouvrage Oberheid → partOf → Fortified Sector of Thionville ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thionville fortified region
Ouvrage Immerhof → partOf → Fortified Sector of Thionville ⓘ