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Maginot

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Ma·gi·not  (mzh-n, mj-, mä-zh-n), André 1877-1932.
French politician who as minister of war (1922-1924 and 1929-1932) proposed a line of fortification, called the Maginot Line, along France's border with Germany. Thought to be impregnable, the line was bypassed and later captured by the Germans (1940).
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Noun1.Maginot - French politician who proposed the Maginot Line (1877-1932)Maginot - French politician who proposed the Maginot Line (1877-1932)
Andre Maginot
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More recently, it was occupied by German forces during World War II, when they attacked France through the Ardennes forest, avoiding the Maginot Line of defence.
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For months they were surrounded by unmoving workforces and half dug trenches - a bit like a modern Huddersfield version of the Maginot Line.
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The Cowie Line, a smaller version of the famous Maginot Line of defences designed to stop the German advance into France, runs west from Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, to the foothills of the Grampians.
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