Reinhard Line

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The Reinhard Line was a German defensive fortification system in central Italy during World War II, forming part of the series of lines used to slow the Allied advance up the Italian peninsula.

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Reinhard Line canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German defensive line
World War II fortification
alsoKnownAs Reinhardstellung NERFINISHED
associatedWith Kesselring NERFINISHED
builtBy German military engineers
Organization Todt NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
controlledBy Army Group C NERFINISHED
country Nazi Germany
fortificationType anti-tank obstacles
bunkers
field fortifications
trenches
front Italian Front NERFINISHED
function intermediate defensive position in front of the Gustav Line
location central Italy
militaryBranch German Army (Heer) NERFINISHED
namedAfter Reinhard Heydrich NERFINISHED
opposedBy Allied forces
British Eighth Army NERFINISHED
U.S. Fifth Army NERFINISHED
partOf German defensive system in Italy
series of German defensive lines in Italy
purpose to slow the Allied advance up the Italian peninsula
region Italian peninsula
relatedTo Gustav Line NERFINISHED
Hitler Line NERFINISHED
Winter Line NERFINISHED
status abandoned after Allied breakthrough
strategicRole delay Allied advance toward Rome
theater Mediterranean Theater of Operations NERFINISHED
timePeriod 1943
Italian Campaign NERFINISHED
usedBy German Army NERFINISHED
Wehrmacht NERFINISHED

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Bernhardt Line alsoKnownAs Reinhard Line
Axis defenses in Italy hasPart Reinhard Line