Fort Roupel

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Fort Roupel is a historic Greek military fortification near the Bulgarian border, known for its strategic role and fierce resistance during World War II.

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Fort Roupel canonical 2

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fortification ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
military fortress ⓘ
battles Battle of the Metaxas Line ⓘ
commemoratedOn annual remembrance events in Greece ⓘ
constructedBy Hellenic Army ⓘ
linked to: Greek Army
controlledStrategicRoute route from Bulgaria into Greek Macedonia ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
currentUse commemorative site ⓘ
museum ⓘ
dateOfEvent April 1941 ⓘ
elevation mountainous terrain ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
garrisonedBy Greek Army ⓘ
GreekName Οχυρό Ρούπελ ⓘ
hasPart artillery positions ⓘ
bunkers ⓘ
observation posts ⓘ
underground tunnels ⓘ
heritageStatus war memorial ⓘ
languageOfName Greek ⓘ
locatedIn Central Macedonia ⓘ
Serres regional unit ⓘ
locatedNear Greek–Bulgarian border ⓘ
Strymon River ⓘ
linked to: Strymonas River
nearbySettlement Promachonas ⓘ
Sidirokastro ⓘ
notableFor fierce resistance against German forces in 1941 ⓘ
strategic position controlling access through the Strymon valley ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
ownedBy Hellenic Republic ⓘ
linked to: Greece
partOf Metaxas Line ⓘ
partOfDefensiveSystem Greek fortifications against Axis invasion ⓘ
region northern Greece ⓘ
significance symbol of Greek resistance in World War II ⓘ
strategicImportance control of passes between Greece and Bulgaria ⓘ
surrenderedTo German Army ⓘ
tourism military history tourism site ⓘ
usedDuring German invasion of Greece ⓘ
Greco-Italian War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
usedFor border defense ⓘ
military defense ⓘ

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Serres (regional unit) → contains → Fort Roupel ⓘ
Metaxas Line → hasNotableFortress → Fort Roupel ⓘ