Unlike the solid, continuous Maginot Line, the Siegfried Position carries on the old Lossberg concept of defense in depth and swift counterattack from a protected rear.

The Siegfried Line’s distinctive “dragon’s teeth” anti-tank obstacles delineate this portion of the World War II defense system in Germany.

GERMAN landowners and war veterans are furious at plans to remove the last traces of the Siegfried Line, the 400-mile belt of fortifications that formed Nazi Germany's western defence line.

The 21st Theater Sustainment Command conducted a staff ride of the Siegfried Line Campaign on May 2-5, 2023 to develop the general staff’s understanding of sustainment and operational maneuver ...

The Siegfried Line was a defensive perimeter around the western front of Germany, littered with pillboxes — bunkers — tank obstacles, and other defenses designed to slow the Allied advance.

To be sure, the defenses are surmountable. Nazi Germany's defenses, like the Siegfried Line built to defend its west, also featured dragon's teeth, machine-gun pillboxes, razor wire and mines.

German forces were retreating to the safety of the Siegfried Line, a series of hardened defenses and fortifications stretching more than 390 miles along Germany's border with France and the ...