Rupnik line
The Rupnik Line (Slovenian: Rupnikova linija), named after the Slovenian general in the Yugoslav army, Leon Rupnik , was a line of fortifications and upgraded positions that Yugoslavia established along its eastern and western borders. The construction of the defense line was a security measure against Italy and later the German Empire .
The Yugoslav Rupnik Line was inspired by various other fortification systems built on the borders, mainly in France ( Maginot Line ), Czechoslovakia and neighboring Italy ( Valle Alpino ).
Although the fortifications were occupied by around 40,000 men at their height, the defensive line was never fully occupied. During the invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941, she was largely unprepared and unmanned.
literature
- Potočnik J., Aleksander: Fortifying Europe's Soft Underbelly, Merriam Press, Bennington VT, 2010.
- Potočnik J., Aleksander: Rupnikova linija, odkrivanje utrdb ob rapalski meji, Ad Pirum, Logatec, 2009.
- Potočnik J., Aleksander: Utrdbe na Slovenskem / Slovenian fortifications, Ad Pirum, Logatec, 2008.
- Habrnál, Miloš: Rupnikova črta in druge jugoslovanske utrdbe iz obdobja 1926–1941, J. Škoda - Fortprint, Dvůr Králové nad Labem, 2005
- Potočnik J., Aleksander: Rupnikova linija in Alpski zid, utrjevanje Rapalske meje med letoma 1932 in 1941, Galerija 2, Vrhnika, 2004.
- Jankovič (Potočnik), Aleksander: La ligne Rupnik. Histoire d'une ligne fortifiée yougoslave et ce qu'il en reste, 39/45 Magazine, no 207, Editions Heimdal, Bayeux, 2003
- Jankovič (Potočnik), Aleksander: The Rupnik Line - Yugoslavia's western front, FORT Journal, no 29, FSG, 2001