🏰 The Maginot Line (Hard Fortifications)
France's interwar defensive fortification system
📋 Fast Facts
- Massive system of bunkers, artillery posts, and underground tunnels built 1929–1938
- Extended over 450 kilometres along France's eastern border with Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and Luxembourg
- Named after André Maginot, France's Minister of War
- Comprised over 100 major fortresses (ouvrages) and 500 smaller fortifications
The Maginot Line (Ligne Maginot) was a fortification system constructed by France between 1929 and 1938 to defend ...