WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Maginot Line, an array of defenses that France built along its border with Germany in the 1930s, was designed to prevent an invasion. Built at a cost that possibly exceeded $9 billion in today’s dollars, the 280-mile-long line included dozens of fortresses, underground bunkers, minefields, and gun batteries.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ma·gi·not Line ˈma-zhə-ˌnō-ˈma-jə-: a line of defensive fortifications built before World War II to protect the eastern border of France but easily outflanked by German invaders. : a defensive barrier or strategy that inspires a false sense of security.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Maginot Line (French: Ligne Maginot, IPA: [liɲ maʒino]) was a long line of walls, forts, and armed defenses that the French built after the First World War. It is named after André Maginot, who was the French Minister of war when it was built.

Detailed explanation-4: -Unfortunately, the Nazis had other plans. Rather than hurling forces against the massive defensive line, German military might poured through the least fortified section of the line “ through Belgium and the Ardennes Forest “ to quickly overwhelm the French military and to claim Paris in mid-June of 1940.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Maginot line is composed of 108 major forts – ‘ouvrage’ in French – plus many more smaller installations.