The Maginot Line (French: Ligne Maginot, IPA: [liɲ maʒino]), named after the French Minister of War André Maginot, is a line of concrete fortifications...
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Maginot Barracks, military installation in France Maginot Line, a line of concrete fortifications in France named after André Maginot List of Maginot...
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Battle of France (section Maginot Line)
During the 1930s, the French built the Maginot Line, fortifications along the border with Germany.[page needed] The line was intended to economise on manpower...
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best known for his advocacy of the string of forts known as the Maginot Line. Maginot was born and grew up in Paris but spent extended vacations in Revigny-sur-Ornain...
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The Alpine Line (French: Ligne Alpine) or Little Maginot Line (French: Petite Ligne Maginot) was the component of the Maginot Line that defended the southeastern...
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Here is the list of all ouvrages of the Maginot Line, organized by sector and type of fortification. Ouvrage translates as "works" in English: published...
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Fall Rot (section Maginot Line)
Maginot Line. On 15 June, Army Group C launched Operation Tiger, a frontal assault across the Rhine into France. German attempts to break the Maginot...
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line built during the late 1930s. Started in 1936, opposite the French Maginot Line, it stretched more than 630 km (390 mi) from Kleve on the border with...
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claimed that the Mannerheim Line was stronger than the Maginot Line. The Finns originally aimed to make its defence line impregnable, however actual construction...
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for the explicit purpose of destroying the main forts of the French Maginot Line, the strongest fortifications in existence at the time. The fully assembled...
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