Battle of the Metaxas Line
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The Battle of the Metaxas Line was a key World War II engagement in April 1941, in which German forces assaulted and ultimately overran Greece’s fortified defensive line along the Bulgarian border.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| airSupport | Luftwaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of the Forts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attacker | Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Germany
ⓘ
Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderForGermany |
Franz Böhme
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilhelm List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderForGreece | Konstantinos Bakopoulos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| date | April 1941 ⓘ |
| defender | Hellenic Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensiveConcept | static fortified line ⓘ |
| defensiveLine | Metaxas Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1941-04-09 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Thessaloniki (1941) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fortificationSystem | Metaxas Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fortType | bunkers and underground galleries ⓘ |
| front | Balkan front of World War II ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
German 12th Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German XVIII Mountain Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek Eastern Macedonia Army Section NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek fortification garrisons ⓘ |
| location |
Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek–Bulgarian border ⓘ Metaxas Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Metaxas Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | breach Greek fortifications on the Metaxas Line ⓘ |
| outcome | German forces overran the Metaxas Line ⓘ |
| partOf |
Balkan Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German invasion of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Italian invasion of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWeaponType |
air-dropped bombs
ⓘ
artillery ⓘ small arms ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Operation Marita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | German victory ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated limits of static fortifications against mobile warfare
ⓘ
opened the way for German advance into mainland Greece ⓘ |
| startDate | 1941-04-06 ⓘ |
| tacticUsedByGermany |
combined infantry and air assaults on forts
ⓘ
flanking maneuver through Yugoslav territory ⓘ |
| theater | Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1941 ⓘ |
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