Alberich Line
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The Alberich Line was a German World War I defensive position on the Western Front, forming part of the larger Hindenburg Line system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alberich Line canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I defensive line
ⓘ
military fortification system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Alberich-Stellung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent | Germany ⓘ |
| builtBy | German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtDuring | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| controlledBy | German High Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France ⓘ Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fortificationType |
deep defensive zone
ⓘ
prepared fallback line ⓘ |
| frontSector |
Aisne sector
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somme sector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
artillery positions
ⓘ
barbed wire entanglements ⓘ concrete bunkers ⓘ machine-gun positions ⓘ trenches ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aisne region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France ⓘ Picardy NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | European theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Alberich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mythological dwarf Alberich from Germanic legend ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
German defensive system on the Western Front
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Hindenburg Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMilitaryCampaign |
German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line
ⓘ
Operation Alberich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
defensive stronghold
ⓘ
strategic withdrawal position ⓘ to economize German manpower ⓘ to improve defensive depth ⓘ to shorten the German front line ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | German retreat from the Somme battlefield in 1917 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Arras (1917)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Battle of the Aisne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
released German divisions for reserve and other fronts
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shortened German front by many kilometres ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1917 ⓘ |
| usedBy | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.