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Because it lulled the French into a false sense of security. We have a big strong wall facing Germany, come at us, bro. Problem was, Germany had other plans. The Ardennes Forest, in Belgium, was thought to be impenetrable by the French defense minister, Andre Maginot (coincidentally, the same guy who built the wall). But the Germans managed it, keeping their armour on the road and pushing their troops through the woods.
And a funny thing happened.
Germany had placed a small diversionary force in front of the Maginot Line before they went shlepping through the Ardennes, so the French were certain an attack from the front was imminent. Germany crept up behind them, and wouldn't you know it? there was a flaw in the Maginot Line - the guns, pointed at Germany, could not be turned around to defend against attackers from the rear. A (French) bloodbath ensued.
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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
Were theree Canadians on there maginot line?
No, the Maginot Line was an entirely French endeavour.
Who established maginot line?
The French .
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.
Why is it called the maginot line?
Named after Andre Maginot, French defensive minister during it's creation.
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 french fortified line between France and Germany?
Maginot line
The line of defenses along the French border with Germany was called the?
The Maginot Line
What was the name of Famous french defensive line from World War 2?
The Maginot Line.
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 were the french fortifications along their shared border with Germany?
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.
