Schuster Line

The line was named after Joseph Schuster, Luxembourg's chief engineer of bridges and highways, who was responsible for its construction.

[2] The roadblocks were set up a mile inland in a zigzag pattern, covered by barbed wire entanglements on either side.

Nine radio outposts were erected along the German border, with a central receiving station in the St Espirit barracks in the capital.

[3] The line failed significantly to slow the German advance during the invasion of Luxembourg on 10 May 1940.

The iron gates were knocked down and ramps were built over the concrete blockades to drive over them; some were blown up.