Arguments in favor of it were presented by Farby in the legislature, where it was opposed by J.M. Thomas and Pierre Cot. Its design was based in large part on the Metz-Thionville Rings as well as earlier constructions developed ad hoc during the Battle of Verdun. It was ultimately circumvented with the Fall Rot and Fall Gelb operations, which pushed over the Somme and Aisn
Arguments in favor of it were presented by Farby in the legislature, where it was opposed by J.M. Thomas and Pierre Cot. Its design was based in large part on the Metz-Thionville Rings as well as earlier constructions developed ad hoc during the Battle of Verdun. It was ultimately circumvented with the Fall Rot and Fall Gelb operations, which pushed over the Somme and Aisne Rivers and through the Ardennes forest, respectively, and turned against its constructors by the Nazis. Named for the War Minister who championed it, FTP, name this massive series of fortified defenses along France's eastern border.
Arguments in favor of it were presented by Farby in the legislature, where it was opposed by J.M. Thomas and Pierre Cot.
the Maginot Line