It was incomplete. The Germans made some feint attacks, but it was outflanked by the Panzer advance through the Ardennes & was effectively useless as a defensive line.
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I guess you are refering to the Maginot line, which was a complex fortress along the border with Germany built between the two world wars.
Maginot Line
The Maginot Line was a long line of underground artillery fortifications constructed by the French to repel an invasion by Germany. The Germans simply went around them.
It was called the Maginot Line, a series of French, not British, fortifications along the German border which were supposedly impenetrable. The Germans avoided this by flanking the line and going around it, invading France through the Ardennes and the Low Countries.
No. The Maginot Line - a line of fortifications was built by the French in the 1920s and 1930s between the two World Wars.
Named after Andre Maginot, French defensive minister during it's creation.
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Maginot Line
The Maginot Line.
There are many Maginot Line related websites on the net including Maginot Line and Maginot Line At War. Many of these websites have links from Wikipedia and deal with the history of the location.
The Maginot Line.
No, the Maginot Line was an entirely French endeavour.
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The Maginot Line
The Maginot Line .
The Germans did not actually break through the Maginot Line; instead, they bypassed it during World War II. The Maginot Line was a defensive fortification built by France along its eastern border to deter German invasion. However, in May 1940, the German military executed a rapid invasion through the Ardennes Forest, which was less fortified, allowing them to encircle French forces and render the Maginot Line ineffective. This tactical maneuver ultimately led to the swift defeat of France.