Maginot Line
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maginot-line-165-13811817
title:
Maginot Line
text:
The Maginot Line, named after the French Minister of War André Maginot, is a line of concrete fortifications, obstacles and weapon installations built by France in the 1930s to deter invasion by Nazi Germany and force them to move around the fortifications. It was impervious to most forms of attack; consequently, the Germans invaded through the Low Countries in 1940, passing it to the north. The line, which was supposed to be fully extended further towards the west to avoid such an occurrence, w
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Line of fortifications along the French/German border
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maginot_Line
date created:
2001-10-26T11:14:47Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T12:11:15Z
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13
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