| He criticised France's reliance on the Maginot Line for defence against Germany and called for the formation of mechanised armoured columns. |
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| Against this sort of attack, nuclear shields and Star Wars weaponry look as irrelevant as the Maginot Line. |
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| This is reminiscent of the utter failure of the invincible Maginot Line or the unsinkable Titanic. |
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| Certainly the Maginot Line was constructed in the service of a defensive strategy. |
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| A lot of Republican candidates are trying to finesse the establishment-Tea Party Maginot Line and be both things to all people. |
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| The aviation security system at most of our airports is like the Maginot Line. |
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| France's Defence Minister Hervé Morin describes the system as a Maginot Line. |
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| While he regards BMD as a high-tech Maginot Line,he also writes that once the US decided to proceed with BMD we should have supported it. |
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| Fort Simserhof, one of the most significant and well-preserved artillery forts on the Maginot Line. |
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| The Maginot Line is not only a succession of concrete works without much architectural interest. |
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| The 1st Army also conducted two attacks against the Maginot Line further to the east in northern Alsace. |
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| There are 142 ouvrages, 352 casemates, 78 shelters, 17 observatories and around 5,000 blockhouses in the Maginot Line. |
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| When the French Army failed in Belgium, the Maginot Line covered their retreat. |
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| Quite apart from the fact that this son of star wars' might turn out to be a Maginot Line in the sky, we should not be engaging in this kind of diplomacy. |
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| By May 1940, the 1st Army Group was responsible for the defence of France from the Channel coast to the west end of the Maginot Line. |
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| Of the 58 major fortifications on the Maginot Line, just 10 were captured by the Wehrmacht in battle. |
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| The main section of the Maginot Line ran from the Swiss border and ended at Longwy. |
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| As late as 1940, France had one of the largest standing armies in the world and was defended by a series of seemingly impenetrable fortifications collectively called the Maginot Line. |
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| Of course, we need to remember that mere retrospective prevention of crises like those we have already experienced, such as the French military's Maginot Line in World War II, will not prevent future crises. |
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| During the 1930s, the French had built the Maginot Line, fortifications along the border with Germany. |
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| It was particularly the Maginot Line, right on his doorstep that fascinated him because of the mystery surrounding it, like the Loch Ness Monster which everyone has heard about but nobody has seen. |
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| At the same time, French divisions were ordered to withdraw to their barracks along the Maginot Line, beginning the Phoney War. |
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| The Maginot Line, which was built in Eastern France between the two World Wars to counter the risk of a repeated German invasion, is an enlightening example of a maladapted strategy. |
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| Maginot Line fortifications were manned by specialist units of fortress infantry, artillery and engineers. |
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| Both static and mobile artillery units were assigned to defend the Maginot Line. |
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| During the 1930s, the French had constructed the Maginot Line, a series of fortifications along their border with Germany. |
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| Thus the Germans were able to avoid a direct assault on the Maginot Line by violating the neutrality of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. |
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| To prevent similar German attacks in the future, France later built a massive series of fortifications along the German border known as the Maginot Line. |
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| The initial plan for the German invasion of France called for an encirclement attack through the Netherlands and Belgium, avoiding the Maginot Line. |
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| Rather undashingly he was captured in June 1940 as a sergeant in the Maginot Line, but escaped the following year to join a colonial infantry unit. |
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| Historic borders such as the Great Wall of China, the Maginot Line, and Hadrian's Wall have played a great many roles and been marked in different ways. |
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| The design of the casemates is similar to the ones found in the southern part of the Maginot Line and photographs of them are often confused with Maginot forts. |
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| The psychological factor of the Maginot Line has also been discussed. |
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| German tanks outflanked the Maginot Line and pushed deep into France. |
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| Part of the rationale for the Maginot Line stemmed from the severe French losses during the First World War, and their effect on the French population. |
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| Meanwhile, to the east, Army Group C was to help Army Group A encircle and capture the French forces on the Maginot line. |
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| German attempts to break open or into the Maginot line prior to Tiger had failed. |
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| After Army Group B had begun its offensive against Paris and into Normandy, Army Group A began its advance into the rear of the Maginot line. |
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