Maginot Line
/ˈmæʒɪnəʊ/- a system of fortifications constructed by the French along their eastern border between 1929 and 1934, outflanked by German forces in 1940马其诺防线（法国于1929年至1934年间在其东部边境线上修建的防御工事体系, 1940年被德国军队从侧翼突破）。
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named after André Maginot （1877-1932）, a French minister of war.