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Maginot Line in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Maginot Line in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels2 people1940–1940

Historical events in Maginot Line

1940

14 June 1940
Battle of Maginot Line
Gotthard Heinrici · World War, 2nd

Heinrici breaks through the Maginot Line

14 June 1940
Invasion of France
Gotthard Heinrici · World War, 2nd

Heinrici breaks through the Maginot Line

14 June 1940
Maginot Line
Adolf Hitler · World War, 2nd

The Maginot Line is penetrated at Saarbrucken

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Germany and Maginot Line. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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