Reinhard Line

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The Reinhard Line was a German defensive fortification system in central Italy during World War II, forming part of the series of lines used to slow the Allied advance up the Italian peninsula.

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Reinhard Line canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German defensive line ⓘ
World War II fortification ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Reinhardstellung ⓘ
associatedWith Kesselring ⓘ
linked to: Albert Kesselring
builtBy German military engineers ⓘ
Organization Todt ⓘ
linked to: Organisation Todt
conflict World War II ⓘ
controlledBy Army Group C ⓘ
country Nazi Germany ⓘ
fortificationType anti-tank obstacles ⓘ
bunkers ⓘ
field fortifications ⓘ
trenches ⓘ
front Italian Front ⓘ
function intermediate defensive position in front of the Gustav Line ⓘ
location central Italy ⓘ
militaryBranch German Army (Heer) ⓘ
linked to: German Army
namedAfter Reinhard Heydrich ⓘ
linked to: ReinhardHeydrich
opposedBy Allied forces ⓘ
British Eighth Army ⓘ
U.S. Fifth Army ⓘ
partOf German defensive system in Italy ⓘ
series of German defensive lines in Italy ⓘ
purpose to slow the Allied advance up the Italian peninsula ⓘ
region Italian peninsula ⓘ
relatedTo Gustav Line ⓘ
Hitler Line ⓘ
Winter Line ⓘ
status abandoned after Allied breakthrough ⓘ
strategicRole delay Allied advance toward Rome ⓘ
theater Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ
timePeriod 1943 ⓘ
Italian Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Italian campaign
usedBy German Army ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bernhardt Line → alsoKnownAs → Reinhard Line ⓘ
Axis defenses in Italy → hasPart → Reinhard Line ⓘ