Maginot Line

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The Maginot Line was a vast system of French defensive fortifications built along the country’s eastern border before World War II, intended to deter a German invasion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf border defense system
line of fortifications
military fortification system
aftermath partly dismantled after World War II
builtBy French Third Republic
bypassedThrough Ardennes Forest
Belgium
constructionEnd early 1940s
constructionStart late 1920s
country France
currentUse military museums
tourist attractions
designedBy French military engineers
doctrine emphasis on defense over offense
era interwar period
extendsFrom near the North Sea
extendsTo toward the Mediterranean Sea
feature ammunition depots
anti-tank obstacles
artillery casemates
command centers
fortified machine-gun positions
living quarters for troops
underground bunkers
underground railways
garrisonedBy French Army
inception 1929
locatedAlong French–German border
French–Italian border
French–Luxembourg border
French–Swiss border
locatedIn eastern France
material armored turrets
reinforced concrete
steel
namedAfter André Maginot
notableBattle Battle of France
politicalSupporter André Maginot
purpose to delay an invading army
to deter German invasion
to protect French industrial regions in the northeast
significantSection Fort Hackenberg
Ouvrage Schoenenbourg
Ouvrage Simserhof
status partially abandoned
partially preserved
symbolizes military strategic miscalculation
static defense strategy
usedInConflict World War II

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Phoney War location Maginot Line
Siegfried Line oppositeOf Maginot Line
Sitzkrieg involves Maginot Line defenses
linked to: Maginot Line
Fort Hackenberg partOf Maginot Line
Ouvrage Schoenenbourg partOf Maginot Line
Saar Offensive frontLineFeature Maginot Line
Eastern France containsFortification Maginot Line
subject linked to: eastern France
Ouvrage Simserhof partOf Maginot Line
Ouvrage Simserhof hasCategory Maginot Line fortifications in Moselle
linked to: Maginot Line
André Maginot honouredIn Maginot Line
André Maginot hasPartInName Maginot Line
Drôle de guerre hasFront Maginot Line
Western Front (World War I) notableFeature Maginot Line (later associated region, not WWI fortification)
subject linked to: Western Front
linked to: Maginot Line
Moselle department knownFor Maginot Line fortifications
linked to: Maginot Line
Fortified Sector of Haguenau partOf Maginot Line
Fortified Sector of Haguenau partOf northeastern Maginot Line
linked to: Maginot Line
Commission d’Organisation des Régions Fortifiées appliesTo French eastern frontier defenses
linked to: Maginot Line
Maginot hasAssociatedWork Maginot Line
World War II defences hasPart Maginot Line
Siegfriedstellung influencedBy French Maginot Line
linked to: Maginot Line
Ouvrage Hackenberg partOf Maginot Line
Ouvrage Michelsberg partOf Maginot Line
Ouvrage Mont des Welches partOf Maginot Line
Ouvrage Galgenberg partOf Maginot Line
Ouvrage Sentzich partOf Maginot Line
Ouvrage Soetrich partOf Maginot Line
Ouvrage Soetrich connectedTo Maginot Line communications network
linked to: Maginot Line
Ouvrage Bousse partOf Maginot Line
Ouvrage Angevillers partOf Maginot Line
Ouvrage Kobenbusch partOf Maginot Line
Ouvrage Oberheid partOf Maginot Line
Ouvrage Immerhof partOf Maginot Line
CORF mainSubject Maginot Line
CORF operatingArea Maginot Line sectors
linked to: Maginot Line
CORF notableProject Maginot Line in northeastern France
linked to: Maginot Line
Alpine fortified sectors partOf Maginot Line
Mareth Line similarTo Maginot Line
Pays de Bitche hasAttraction Maginot Line fortifications
linked to: Maginot Line
Metaxas Line similarTo Maginot Line