Węgierska Górka fortifications

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The Węgierska Górka fortifications are a system of Polish defensive bunkers and strongpoints built before World War II in southern Poland to protect the mountain passes against German invasion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortification system ⓘ
military installation ⓘ
attackedBy Wehrmacht ⓘ
constructedBy Second Polish Republic ⓘ
constructedFor defense against German invasion ⓘ
defense of mountain passes ⓘ
constructionPeriod late 1930s ⓘ
constructionStart 1939 ⓘ
country Poland ⓘ
currentUse museum ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
defendedBy Polish infantry units ⓘ
designedFor artillery resistance ⓘ
infantry defense ⓘ
feature anti-tank obstacles ⓘ
armored cupolas ⓘ
machine gun positions ⓘ
underground shelters ⓘ
hasPart Waligóra bunker ⓘ
Wyrwidąb bunker ⓘ
linked to: Waligóra bunker

Wąwóz bunker ⓘ
Wędrowiec bunker ⓘ
Włóczęga bunker ⓘ
heritageStatus military heritage site ⓘ
languageOfName Polish ⓘ
locatedIn Carpathian Mountains ⓘ
Silesian Voivodeship ⓘ
Węgierska Górka ⓘ
southern Poland ⓘ
Żywiec Basin ⓘ
materialUsed reinforced concrete ⓘ
namedAfter village of Węgierska Górka ⓘ
nearbyTransportRoute railway line through Węgierska Górka ⓘ
road to Żywiec ⓘ
nearbyWatercourse Soła River ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Węgierska Górka ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operator Polish Army ⓘ
partOf Polish border fortifications ⓘ
Polish southern defensive line ⓘ
significance important Polish World War II defensive position ⓘ
strategicObjective delay German advance into southern Poland ⓘ
timeOfMajorCombat September 1939 ⓘ
usedInConflict Invasion of Poland ⓘ
World War II ⓘ

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Battle of Węgierska Górka → usedFortifications → Węgierska Górka fortifications ⓘ