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Why was the decisión to leave French forces behind the Maginot Line disastrous for Europe?
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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 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.
The French built the Line to provide time for their army to mobilize and a place for them to hide?
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.
What impenetrable area did Hitler bypass to invade France?
He AVOIDED the French Maginot line,consisting of 400 forts .
The string of bunkers and fortresses that lined the French side of the border between France and Germany was known as the?
Maginot Line
Why was the decision to leave French forces behind the magi not line disastrous for Europe?
The Germans simply out-flanked the Maginot Line by invading France through Belgium.
Were theree Canadians on there maginot line?
No, the Maginot Line was an entirely French endeavour.
Who established maginot line?
The French .
Why is it called the maginot line?
Named after Andre Maginot, French defensive minister during it's creation.
What was the french maginot line and what was its German counterpart?
siegfried line
What is the marinot line?
The Maginot Line was a line of French fortifications along the French/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 were the french fortifications along their shared border with Germany?
The maginot line
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 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 were some weakness of the French Maginot line?
The Ardennes Forest (the s is silent) the ONLY open space in the Maginot Line where the French did not think Hitler would cut a path to France by marching through the forest.
What was the name of the string of french fortifications in World War 2?
Maginot Line
