In World War I, what did the Allies call the defence line that was known as the 'Siegfried Line' by the Germans?
Siegfried Line Siegfried Line The term Siegfried Line refers to two different German defensive lines, one during the First World War and the other during the Second World War. The original was a line of forts and tank defences built by Germany in northern France during 1916–17, known in German as the Siegfriedstellung ("Siegfried Position"). The British referred to it as the "Hindenburg Line", a name subsequently adopted by the rest of the Allies. After WW1 the German Fortifications East of the Rhein were required to be demolished due to the Treaty of Versailles. The second, commonly known in German as the
Siegfried Line emplacements added additional defence against both air and land targets. Flak turrets were designed to force enemy planes to fly higher, thus decreasing the accuracy of their bombing. These towers were protected at close range by bunkers from the Limes and Aachen-Saar programmes. The Geldern Emplacement lengthened the Siegfried Line northwards as far as Kleve on the Rhine, and was built after the start of the Second World War. The Siegfried Line originally ended in the north near Brüggen in the Viersen district. The primary constructions were unarmed dugouts, but their extremely strong concrete design afforded excellent protection to the