
KW-Line
World War II, Bunker, Cointet-element, Koningshooikt, Wavre, Haacht
Timoteus Elmo(Editor)
Loc Publishing
Published on 25. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-613-8-48549-0 (ISBN)
Description
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles
available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The KW-line was
the main Belgian line of defence against a possible German armoured
invasion through the centre of Belgium, during the initial phase of the
Second World War. The KW-line, also known as the Dyle-line (Dijle-line)
(named after the river Dijle) or Iron Wall, was requested by the Belgian
Ministry of Defence and built between September 1939 and May 1940. It
consisted of a connection of bunkers and barricades between the village
of Koningshooikt and the city of Wavre. The barricades were either
Cointet-elements connected to each other with steel cables, railway
tracks drilled partly into swampy areas, concrete ditches filled with
water, or other steel constructions that could hold off armoured vehicle
attacks.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
113 gr
ISBN-13
978-613-8-48549-0 (9786138485490)
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