French Fears and the Maginot Line
- Massive concrete wall
- Andre Maginot
- Built by the French
- Wanted germans to be crippled
- Defence position against Germany
- Wanted reparation money
- Electric rail line
- Air conditioning system
- French built fortifications along the German border
- Leads to a false sense of security
- Ends up being a failure
The French built fortifications along the German border to protect themselves from an invasion. Incredible feat of engineering creating a false sense of security. Millions of dollars were spent on this massive concrete wall, it enable them to be equipped for WW2. One of the worst blunders in military history.
- Andre Maginot
- Built by the French
- Wanted germans to be crippled
- Defence position against Germany
- Wanted reparation money
- Electric rail line
- Air conditioning system
- French built fortifications along the German border
- Leads to a false sense of security
- Ends up being a failure
The French built fortifications along the German border to protect themselves from an invasion. Incredible feat of engineering creating a false sense of security. Millions of dollars were spent on this massive concrete wall, it enable them to be equipped for WW2. One of the worst blunders in military history.
"We could hardly dream of building a kind of Great Wall of France, which would in any case be far too costly. Instead we have foreseen powerful but flexible means of organizing defense, based on the dual principle of taking full advantage of the terrain and establishing a continuous line of fire everywhere."—10 December 1929, Andre Maginot
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