Roman Defence Line

Pre 1874 Defence Lines

* Circumvallatielinie van Groenlo * Frisian Water Line (Friese Waterlinie) * Groningse Waterlinie * Helperlinie * West Brabant waterline * Linie van Beverwijk * Linie van de Eems * Linie van de Eendracht * Linie van Noord-Holland * Oostfrontier *

Hollandic Water Line The Dutch Waterline ( nl, Hollandsche Waterlinie, modern spelling: ''Hollandse Waterlinie'') was a series of water-based defences conceived by Maurice of Nassau in the early 17th century, and realised by his half brother Frederick Henry. Combine ...

(Oude Hollandse Waterlinie) * Positie van 's-Hertogenbosch * Posten van Krayenhoff * Staats - Spaanse Linies * Stelling West Noord-Brabant * Zijper Stelling * Zuider Frontier

Fortification Law 1874

The Vestingwet (eng: ''Fortification Law'') or Wet tot regeling en voltooiing van het vestingstelsel (eng: ''Law to regulate and complete the fortification'') was signed on 18 April 1874. The law dealt with the defence of the

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against enemy attacks. The main principle was defence by flooding where as the army of the Netherlands would withdraw to the area around

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

. After the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871) it became clear that a new defence plan was needed. The law was made by the Minister of War

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under King Willem III. The Law became dysfunctional at 28 March 1938. * Grebbe Line (Grebbelinie) *IJssel Line (IJssellinie) * New Hollandic Line (Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie) *

Defence Line of Amsterdam The UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Defence Line of Amsterdam (in Dutch named ''Stelling van Amsterdam'', ) is a ring of fortifications around Amsterdam. It has 42 forts that are from the centre and lowlands, which can easily be floode ...

(Stelling van Amsterdam) * Stelling van Den Helder * Stelling van het Hollandsch Diep en het Volkerak * Stelling van de monden der Maas en van het Haringvliet * Werken aan de Westerschelde * Zuiderwaterlinie (Which includes the West Brabant waterline)

Interbellum (1918 - 1940)

* Bath &

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Stellingen * Geullinie * Grebbe Line (Grebbelinie) *

IJssel Line The IJssel (; nds-nl, Iessel(t) ) is a Dutch distributary of the river Rhine that flows northward and ultimately discharges into the IJsselmeer (before the 1932 completion of the Afsluitdijk known as the Zuiderzee), a North Sea natural harbour. ...

(IJssellinie) * Kazematten Afsluitdijk * Maaslinie * Linge - Waallinie * Oranjestelling *

Peel-Raam Line 230px, Peel-Raam Line The Peel-Raam Line (Dutch: Peel-Raamstelling) was a Dutch defence line built in 1939 and attacked and conquered on 10 May 1940 by the German forces. The defence line was behind the Maas Line (about 9 km to 21 km ...

(Peel-Raamstelling) * Waal-Maaslinie * Weerstandslinies Noord-Oost Nederland

World War II (1939 - 1945)

During the occupation of the Netherlands, the Germans made fortifications to stop the Allies from liberating the Netherlands and to protect their V2 rocket platforms in the Netherlands. The Germans built new

defence line A defense line or fortification line is a geographically-recognizable line of troops and armament, fortified and set up to protect a high-value location or defend territory. A defense (military), defense line may be based on natural difficult ...

s like the

Atlantic Wall The Atlantic Wall (german: link=no, Atlantikwall) was an extensive system of coastal defences and fortifications built by Nazi Germany between 1942 and 1944 along the coast of continental Europe and Scandinavia as a defence against an anticip ...

but also reused the Dutch defence line like the Grebbe line. * Assenerstellung / Frieslandriegel *

(Atlantikwall) * Brabantstellung * Vordere Wasserstellung * Hintere Wasserstellung *

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(Pantherstellung) * IJsselstellung

Cold War (1946 - 1991)

During the

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a defence line was created to slow down the Russian attack on the Netherlands.http://www.ijssellinie.nl/ENGELS/index.html English information about the IJssel Line *

(IJssellinie) (1953–1964)

Maps of the Defence Lines

Image:Stelling van Amsterdam the Netherlands.svg, Stelling van Amsterdam
Defence line of Amsterdam Image:Oude-hollandse-waterlinie.png, Oude Nederlandse waterlinie
Hollandic Water Line Image:Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie the Netherlands.png, Nieuwe Nederlandse waterlinie
New Hollandic Water Line Image:Stelling van het Hollands Diep en Volkerak.jpg, Stelling van het Hollands Diep en Volkerak
Defence line of Hollands Diep en Volkerak Image:West Brabantse waterlinie.jpg, West Brabantse waterlinie
West Brabentse Water line Image:Grebbelinie the Netherlands.jpg, Grebbelinie
Grebbe line Image:Peel-Raamstelling the Netherlands.jpg, Peel-Raamstelling
Peel-Raam line Image:Siege of Grol (Groenlo) 1627 - Grolla Obsessa et Expugnata (J.Blaeu).jpg, Circumvallatielinie van Groenlo
Circumvallation of Groenlo Image:Atlantic wall may 1944 de.png, Atlantikwall
Atlantic Wall

References

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