BERLIN, June 15, 1940 (UP) -- German troops breached the Maginot Line "on a wide front" tonight and captured the town and citadel of Verdun where the French watchword -- "They shall not pass ...

As any strategist knows, what one individual tries to defend, another individual will overcome and destroy; case in point, the “Maginot Line” over the United States or the “Golden Dome”.

On May 10, 1940, Nazi Germany invaded Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, swinging 89 army divisions around France's so-called impregnable Maginot Line.

On May 10, 1940, Nazi Germany invaded Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, swinging 89 army divisions around France's so-called impregnable Maginot Line.

Built to be impenetrable, the Maginot Line was France’s answer to future invasions—an immense fortress stretching across its eastern border. But when WWII came, it faced a very different kind ...

Pity the poor Nazi who dared to approach the Four-a-Chaux World War II fortress at Lembach in Alsace. Next to the steel front entrance there are a couple of neat little holes through which ...

The Maginot Line, a massive series of fortifications along France's borders, was built to defend against German aggression. Named after Minister André Maginot, it symbolized strategy and hope ...

If the Germans had contemplated using at least the natural barriers of France’s toothless, unreversed Maginot Line, that notion had been blown away by the advances of Lieut. General Omar Bradley ...

The Maginot Line was an engineering marvel that France hoped would prevent any further incursions. Here's what it was and why it failed to function as intended.