KW line
Battle of the Netherlands
Maastricht - Mill - The Hague - Rotterdam - Zeeland - Grebbeberg - Afsluitdijk - bombing of Rotterdam
Invasion of Luxembourg
cobblestone line
Battle of Belgium
Fort Eben-Emael - KW line - Dyle plan - Hannut - Gembloux - Lys
Battle of France
Royal Marine - Ardennes - Sedan - Maginot Line - Weygand Plan - Arras - Boulogne - Calais - Dunkirk ( Dynamo - Wormhout ) - Abbeville - Lille - Paula - Fall Rot - Aisne - Alps - Cycle - Saumur - Lagarde - Aerial - Fall Braun
The KW line (short for: Koningshooikt-Wavre ) was the Belgian main line of defense against a possible German tank invasion through the Belgian center in the early stages of World War II .
The KW Line, also known as the Dyle Line (Dijle Line) (named after the Dijle River ), was requested by the Belgian Ministry of Defense and was 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 by steel cables, railroad tracks drilled into partially swampy areas, concrete trenches filled with water or other steel structures that could deter armored vehicle attacks.
Individual evidence
- ^ Vanden Bloock, Bernard. "Belgian Fortifications, May 1940: KW Line (60 km)". niehorster.orbat.com. Retrieved February 26, 2013