The Great Fortress Line built by Germany. (1) A defensive line constructed by the German army on the Western Front during World War I. It stretched 150 kilometers from Arras through Saint-Quentin to the Aisne River. It was constructed in early 1917 and served as the base for the spring offensive in 1918, remaining in operation until October of the same year. Siegfried was the name of a legendary German hero. The Allied forces called it the Hindenburg line. (2) A fortress built by Hitler before World War II as a counter to the French Maginot Line. It stretched 400 kilometers from Aachen to Basel. It was equipped with countless pillboxes and tank trenches, but was breached by the Allied forces' superior air force and mobile forces in late 1944 to early 1945. Hitler called it the "Westwall." [Teruo Yoshida] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
ドイツがつくった大要塞(ようさい)線。 (1)第一次世界大戦中ドイツ軍が西部戦線に構築した防御陣地。アラスからサン・カンタンを経てエーヌ川まで150キロメートルに及ぶ。1917年初めに構築され、翌18年の春季大攻勢の拠点となり、同年10月まで維持された。ジークフリートはドイツの伝説の英雄名。連合軍はこれをヒンデンブルク線Hindenburg lineとよんだ。 (2)第二次大戦前ヒトラーがフランスのマジノ線に対抗して構築した要塞陣地。アーヘンからバーゼルまで400キロメートルに達する。無数のトーチカや戦車壕(ごう)を配したが、1944年末~45年初め連合軍の優勢な空軍と機動部隊により突破された。ヒトラーはこれを「西の城壁」Westwallとよんだ。 [吉田輝夫] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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