Grebbe Line fortifications

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The Grebbe Line fortifications are a series of Dutch defensive works, including bunkers and trenches, that formed part of a strategic World War II-era defense line in the Netherlands.

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Grebbe Line fortifications canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defensive fortification line ⓘ
military installation ⓘ
constructedBy Dutch military engineers ⓘ
constructionPeriod 1930s ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ
country Netherlands ⓘ
currentUse outdoor museum elements ⓘ
public walking routes ⓘ
dateOfMajorBattle May 1940 ⓘ
designedToDefend approaches to the Dutch core defensive area ⓘ
engagement Battle of the Grebbeberg ⓘ
hasPart anti-tank obstacles ⓘ
artillery positions ⓘ
bunkers ⓘ
field fortifications ⓘ
machine-gun nests ⓘ
trenches ⓘ
hasType field fortification ⓘ
permanent bunker ⓘ
languageOfName Dutch ⓘ
locatedAlong Grebbeberg area ⓘ
locatedIn Gelderland province ⓘ
Utrecht province ⓘ
linked to: Province of Utrecht
locatedNear Lower Rhine river ⓘ
linked to: Lower Rhine

Rhenen ⓘ
namedAfter Grebbeberg ⓘ
notableFeature camouflaged positions ⓘ
concrete casemates ⓘ
interconnected trench systems ⓘ
opponent Nazi Germany ⓘ
partOf Dutch Water Lines defensive system ⓘ
linked to: Dutch Water Line

Grebbe Line ⓘ
outer ring of Dutch national defenses ⓘ
primaryFunction delay enemy advance ⓘ
protect central Netherlands ⓘ
status heritage site ⓘ
partially preserved ⓘ
subjectOf Dutch military history publications ⓘ
World War II battlefield studies ⓘ
terrainType hillside position ⓘ
riverine landscape ⓘ
usedBy Royal Netherlands Army ⓘ
usedDuring World War II ⓘ
usedFor commemoration of World War II ⓘ
military history education ⓘ

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Rhenen → contains → Grebbe Line fortifications ⓘ