André Maginot (/ˈmæʒɪnoʊ/; French: [ɑ̃dʁe maʒino]; 17 February 1877 – 7 January 1932) was a French civil servant, soldier and Member of Parliament. He...
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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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The Maginot Line (/ˈmæʒɪnoʊ/; French: Ligne Maginot [liɲ maʒino]), named after the French Minister of War André Maginot, is a line of concrete fortifications...
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adopted unanimously by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. It was André Maginot, Minister of Pensions, himself a war cripple, who presided over the...
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volumes (1936–37) André Tardieu – President of the Council and Minister of Interior Aristide Briand – Minister of Foreign Affairs André Maginot – Minister of...
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retirement and the death of André Maginot on 7 January 1932: War: André Tardieu Interieur: Pierre Cathala Agriculture: Achille Fould André François-Poncet upon...
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1931 – Edward Channing, American historian and author (b. 1856) 1932 – André Maginot, French sergeant and politician (b. 1877) 1936 – Guy d'Hardelot, French...
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integration of NATO. The barracks was named for André Maginot, the Minister of War responsible for the Maginot Line, who had served as an enlisted man at Verdun...
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haut-commandement". legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 February 2020. Zeller, André (1974). Dialogues avec un général. Presses de la Cité. p. 14. Government...
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It was inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran André Maginot, who would later approve work on the Maginot Line. The ossuary was officially inaugurated on...
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Minister of Finance Edmond Lefebvre du Prey - Minister of Foreign Affairs André Maginot - Minister of War Justin de Selves - Minister of the Interior Paul Jourdain...
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then proposed two fortified regions. The Maginot Line, as it came to be called, (named after André Maginot the former Minister of War) thereafter occupied...
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presidents from 1913 to the present: 1913–21: Albert Feyerick 1921–24: André Maginot 1925–28: George van Rossem 1929–32: Eugène Empeyta 1933–48: Paul Anspach...
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tanks of the World War II era, as well as in fortifications such as the Maginot line. It is also sometimes known as the JM Reibel, from Jumelage de mitrailleuses...
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graves. It was initiated in 1923 by Verdun veteran André Maginot, who would later create the Maginot Line. The ossuary was officially inaugurated on 7...
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Antériou – Minister of Pensions Jean Hennessy – Minister of Agriculture André Maginot – Minister of Colonies Pierre Forgeot – Minister of Public Works Georges...
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1926–1929 Succeeded by Lucien Hubert Preceded by André Maginot Minister of War 1930–1931 Succeeded by André Maginot Preceded by Édouard Daladier Minister of Foreign...
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Édouard Herriot, and Aristide Briand against the candidate of the right, André Maginot. The appointment of Frédéric François-Marsal was taken as a provocation...
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French war planning 1920–1940 (section Maginot Line)
frontier, with covered infantry positions between the main fortifications. André Maginot, the Minister of War (1922–1924, 1929–1930 and 1931–1932) became the...
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the Maginot Line. This line of military fortifications along France's Eastern border was largely designed by Painlevé, yet named for André Maginot, owing...
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Adolphe Landry - Minister of Marine André Honnorat - Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts André Maginot - Minister of War Pensions, Grants, and...
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June – 26 August 1914 Gaston Doumergue 26 August 1914 – 20 March 1917 André Maginot 20 March – 12 September 1917 René Besnard 12 September – 16 November...
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Adolphe Landry – Minister of Marine André Honnorat – Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts André Maginot – Minister of War Pensions, Grants, and...
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Paul Deschanel, Raymond Poincaré, Louis Barthou, Albert Lebrun, André Tardieu, André Maginot, Pierre-Étienne Flandin Rad/MR: Émile Combes, Georges Clemenceau...
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1877 – Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and author (d. 1904) 1877 – André Maginot, French sergeant and politician (d. 1932) 1879 – Dorothy Canfield Fisher...
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railway. They were acquitted. On June 6, 1923 the Minister of Defense, André Maginot, inaugurated a monument to the victims in the cemetery of Saint Michel...
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André Maginot 3 November 1929 21 February 1930 110 days Tardieu I 128 René Besnard 21 February 1930 2 March 1930 9 days Chautemps I 129 André Maginot...
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November 1929 led to a right-wing government under André Tardieu until February 1930 that made André Maginot war minister. Attacked as a right-wing Catholic...
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1938) February 17 Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer, writer (d. 1904) André Maginot, French politician (d. 1932) February 19 – Gabriele Münter, German painter...
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(d. 2023) January 2 – Paul Pau, French general (b. 1848) January 7 – André Maginot, French soldier and politician (b. 1877) January 8 Antoni Maria Alcover...
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