Senger Line
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The Senger Line was a German defensive fortification system in central Italy during World War II, forming part of the broader series of Axis lines intended to slow the Allied advance up the Italian peninsula.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German defensive line
ⓘ
military defensive position ⓘ |
| activeIn |
1943
ⓘ
1944 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hitler Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battles |
Allied offensive of May 1944
ⓘ
Battle of the Liri Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Italian Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| consequence | enabled Allied advance toward Rome ⓘ |
| constructedIn | 1943 ⓘ |
| controlledBy | German Tenth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fallDate | May 1944 ⓘ |
| fortificationType |
anti-tank obstacles
ⓘ
bunkers ⓘ field fortifications ⓘ minefields ⓘ |
| front | Italian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicExtent |
between the Liri Valley and the Aurunci Mountains
ⓘ
south of Rome ⓘ |
| hasPart |
anti-tank gun emplacements
ⓘ
artillery positions ⓘ machine-gun nests ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Italy ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
ⓘ
earthworks ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Mediterranean Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Allied forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Eighth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Fifth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Axis defensive lines in Italy
ⓘ
German defensive system in Italy ⓘ defensive belt south of Rome ⓘ |
| purpose |
to defend approaches to Rome
ⓘ
to slow Allied advance up the Italian peninsula ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Caesar C Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gustav Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Winter Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | breached by Allied forces ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
fallback position for German forces
ⓘ
secondary line behind the Gustav Line ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Nazi Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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