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Gamelin Defines Maginot Defense
Paris July 18 Gen Gamelin explains what the Maginot Line really was a set of fortifications built 1929 to 1934 along France eastern frontier not a single permanent system. He notes gaps between zones and partial defenses on the north border, and argues its role was to delay and channel German attacks rather than seal borders.
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M.G. Gamelin
Associated Press
Paris
France
Maginot
Gamelin
Andre Maginot
Guillaumat
Marshal Petain
Pailleve
Rhine
Luxembourg
Lauter
Metz
Haguenau Forest
Vosges
Bitche
Faulquemont
Thionville
Moselle
Iself
Alsace
Longuyon
Maubeuge
Condesurescant
Loree
Chieris
Montmedy
Weygand
Dunkerque
Jura Mountains
Maginot Line
Belgium
Valenciennes
Lauter River
Newsbresach
Aisne
Somme
Verdun
Siegfried Line