The Maginot Line (French: Ligne Maginot, [lˈiɲ maʒinˈo]), named after the French Minister of War André Maginot, is a line of concrete fortifications, obstacles...
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chain of fortifications along Germany's Western border, analogous to the Maginot Line in France. At the first big wartime variety concert organized by ENSA...
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lines of heavily armed, large and expensive concrete pillboxes (as the Maginot and Siegfried systems were). Their protective capacity hinged on multiple...
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fortification line with modern forts sheltering the artillery, like the French Maginot Line. There were no permanent fortress garrisons occupying it. In case...
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