The map show* how the famous Maginot Line runs along the French frontier from Basle in the south, to the borders of Luxembourg, north of Metz. From Met* an extension of the Maginot fortresses (shown with a broken line) runs to Dunkirk at the entrance to the English Channel. On the German side of the frontier, from Switzerland to Holland, is Hitler's Siegfried Line, hurriedly finished last summer.
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Auckland Star, 4 September 1939, Page 7
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68The map show* how the famous Maginot Line runs along the French frontier from Basle in the south, to the borders of Luxembourg, north of Metz. From Met* an extension of the Maginot fortresses (shown with a broken line) runs to Dunkirk at the entrance to the English Channel. On the German side of the frontier, from Switzerland to Holland, is Hitler's Siegfried Line, hurriedly finished last summer. Auckland Star, 4 September 1939, Page 7
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