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What was the french maginot line and what was its German counterpart?
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How long was the maginot line?
The Maginot Line spanned the entire German-French border - from Belgium to Switzerland - and was about 720km (450mi) long.
What was the name of the French fortifications along the French and German border?
The line of bunkers designed to fend off German invasions was called "la ligne Maginot" (the Maginot line; it is named after the Defense minister who had it built).
What was the line of Fortresses along the French border called?
La ligne Maginot was a defensive line along the German border.
What led to the french surrender to Hitler?
The French surrendered because the German tanks stormed across the French border from Belgium swept north end of the Maginot Line and attacked the french positions and the france had placed its faith in the strength of the Maginot Line and its a failure demoralized the french
Why did the french build the Maginot Line?
The Maginot Line was a fortified defense structure to prevent France from a German invasion as it had happened in 1870 and in 1914. Often reduced to the North-East Zone along the German border, it was also built along the Belgian, the Luxemburg and the Italian border.
What is the marinot line?
The Maginot Line was a line of French fortifications along the French/German border.
How long was the maginot line?
The Maginot Line spanned the entire German-French border - from Belgium to Switzerland - and was about 720km (450mi) long.
What was the name of the French fortifications along the French and German border?
The line of bunkers designed to fend off German invasions was called "la ligne Maginot" (the Maginot line; it is named after the Defense minister who had it built).
Are translocation and maginot line the same thing?
Translocation and the Maginot Line are very different things. Translocation means to change position.Ê The Maginot Line was a static line of fortification on the French and German borders in the 1930's.
What is a vast fortification that spread along the French and German border to protect the French from a possible attack?
The Maginot Line
Were theree Canadians on there maginot line?
No, the Maginot Line was an entirely French endeavour.
What was the line of Fortresses along the French border called?
La ligne Maginot was a defensive line along the German border.
What led to the french surrender to Hitler?
The French surrendered because the German tanks stormed across the French border from Belgium swept north end of the Maginot Line and attacked the french positions and the france had placed its faith in the strength of the Maginot Line and its a failure demoralized the french
What is the string of bunkers and fortresses that lined the french side of the border?
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.
What wos the maginot line?
The Maginot Line was a series of bunkers, gun emplacements, trenches, barbed wire, etc built by the French in an effort to keep the German military from invading France. It failed.
What was the battle line in France called?
The battle line in France is called the Maginot line. The German line was called the Hindbergh line. The Maginot was not able to prevent the German invasion of the 1930s
Who established maginot line?
The French .
