After World War I, the French built the Maginot Line to protect their eastern border from invasion; a significant construction of a series of underground forts, bunkers and tons of concrete. It was built along the Swiss and Luxembourg borders, but not along Belgium’s border.
Its heavy siege guns could not turn a full 360 degrees so, if captured, they could not be turned against France. Hindsight was to prove that a failed though at best.
In World War II, the Germans invaded France through Belgium in a flanking move, coming behind the French, and the Maginot Line fell; rendered useless for the most part.
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After World War I, the French built the Maginot Line to protect their eastern border from invasion; a significant construction of a series of underground forts, bunkers and tons of concrete. It was built along the Swiss and Luxembourg borders, but not along Belgium’s border.
Its heavy siege guns could not turn a full 360 degrees so, if captured, they could not be turned against France. Hindsight was to prove that a failed though at best.
In World War II, the Germans invaded France through Belgium in a flanking move, coming behind the French, and the Maginot Line fell; rendered useless for the most part.
Could President Trump be correct about modern day NATO and its being obsolete?
Any reasonably confident person – that is most any unbiased thinker – can reach a conclusion about President Trump’s points about NATO. From my perspective, if NATO members are not paying their fair share of support for NATO, I as a taxpayer want to know why.
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