Fortified Sector of Haguenau
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The Fortified Sector of Haguenau was a key northeastern segment of France’s Maginot Line, comprising numerous bunkers and ouvrages designed to defend the border with Germany before and during World War II.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fortified Sector of Rohrbach | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortified sector
ⓘ
military defensive line ⓘ |
| borderWith | Germany ⓘ |
| builtFor | strategic defense ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | interwar period ⓘ |
| controlledBy | France ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| defensiveSystemType |
fixed fortifications
ⓘ
permanent fortifications ⓘ |
| designedTo | defend France from German invasion ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| faces | Germany ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | French troops ⓘ |
| geographicalOrientation | northeastern France ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
border defense
ⓘ
delay enemy advance ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryInfrastructure |
ammunition magazines
ⓘ
armored turrets ⓘ cloches ⓘ combat blocks ⓘ communication tunnels ⓘ underground barracks ⓘ |
| hasPart |
anti-tank obstacles
ⓘ
artillery ouvrages ⓘ barbed wire entanglements ⓘ blockhouses ⓘ bunkers ⓘ casemates ⓘ infantry ouvrages ⓘ observation posts ⓘ ouvrages ⓘ supporting infantry positions ⓘ underground galleries ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alsace
ⓘ
Bas-Rhin ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
German border
ⓘ
Haguenau ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Franco-German border
ⓘ
surface form:
French–German border
|
| namedAfter | Haguenau ⓘ |
| operator | French Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
French border defenses
ⓘ
Maginot Line ⓘ Maginot Line ⓘ
surface form:
northeastern Maginot Line
|
| strategicRole | key northeastern segment of the Maginot Line ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fortified Sector of Rohrbach