Having gained the support of the Minister of War André Maginot, namesake for the defensive line, construction began in 1929 ...

France suffered a notoriously quick defeat at the hands of its German neighbor in World War II. The country capitulated ... The problem was that Maginot Line, a great line of fortifications ...

largest of the Maginot forts in northeastern France. "This is the highlight of our exploration of WWII fortifications, including the (Nazi-built) Siegfried Line and the Atlantic Wall," Richter said.

According to the standard telling of the tale, the Maginot Line, the most expensive military project ever undertaken at the time—the F-35 of it’s day—was a mighty, nigh-unassailable ...

According to the standard telling of the tale, the Maginot Line, the most expensive military project ever undertaken at the time—the F-35 of it’s day—was a mighty, nigh-unassailable ...

An hour west of Kaiserslautern, and two hours from Spangdahlem, Simserhof was built between 1929 and 1938 as part of the Maginot Line ... They look at World War II weaponry, electrical and ...

Even though millions of French troops were manning the defensive Maginot Line in early 1940, Hitler's brilliant blitzkrieg strategy caught the Allies by surprise, and Germany occupied France ...