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What was the names of the fortifications built along France's north-Easter frontier between 1920-1936 for defence against German invasion?
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Maginot Line
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The blietzkrieg or lighting war invovling a war tactic that used airplanes to destroy enemy fortifications to weaken and create opportunities for invasion with Tanks.
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How were the Germanic groups to cross to Gaul in ad 406?
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Name the line of fortifications which was built along France's north-eastern frontier between 1920 and 1936 as a defence against German invasion?
It was called the Maginot Line.
What was the Maginot line in the book A Separate Peace?
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.
What aspects of constantinople might slow an invasion from the west?
Workers constructed a 14-mile stone wall along the city's coastline and repaired the massive fortifications along its western land border.
What was the plan that Germany created to ensure victory over their enemies?
The blietzkrieg or lighting war invovling a war tactic that used airplanes to destroy enemy fortifications to weaken and create opportunities for invasion with Tanks.
What was the name of the french defensive line?
'la ligne Maginot' (named after a Defence minister) was a line of fortifications along the German border, supposed to hold back a German invasion. Indeed, they took another route.
How long has the tower of london been standing?
There have been fortifications on the site since pre-historic times, but construction of the Tower as it appears today was started soon after the Norman invasion of 1066 and has been going on ever since.
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.
How were the Germanic groups to cross to Gaul in ad 406?
The Vandals, Sueves and Alans crossed the River Rhine (the frontier of Gaul) in the winter, when it was frozen. This made the crossing easier. Moreover, the Romans garrisons along the frontiers were undermanned because many Roman troops had been redeployed to Italy the previous year to fend off a major invasion there by a Gothic king.
How were German groups able to cross into gaul in ad 406?
The Germanic groups crossed the River Rhine (the boundary of the empire) when it was frozen. The Roman had weakened this frontier because they needed to redeploy their troops in this area to Italy to fend off an invasion of Italy by an Ostrogoth king.
How were the forts of ancient Egypt used?
Their main purpose was to prevent invasion by water. The upper Nile fortifications successfully stopped invasions from the south for centuries. They also marked the limit of the reign of the Pharaoh. As the main empire expanded, new fortresses were built father up the river.
What is most closely related to the D-Day invasion?
There's no one thing that would answer this question. The best I can give you are as follows: 1. The largest fleet ever assembled, 2500 to 3000 vessels. 2. The brilliant and pain staking planning of the invasion.3. The use of gliders to drop airborne troops behind enemy fortifications.4. The secrecy of assembling such a huge force. 5. Omaha beach.
What name did the Germans give to the coastline of northern France after they had fortified it to stop an invasion?
The Germans called the coastal fortifications the Atlantic Wall, which was not breached until D-Day on June 6, 1944, less than a year before the war ended. The efforts were aimed at repelling an invasion from Britain which would present the greatest threat to the German homeland. They were constructed from 1942 to 1944, eventually under the direction of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the skillful leader of the African campaigns.
