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The Maginot Line worked perfectly. It denied the best line of attack to the enemy. The mistake was relying on the terrain of the unfortified Ardennes to deny
by brudgers 4y ago
The Maginot Line worked perfectly.
It denied the best line of attack to the enemy.
The mistake was relying on the terrain of the unfortified Ardennes to deny a line of attack through the Low Countries.
Patton hisself was rather caught out by the same thinking in the winter of 1944.
- rstupek 4y agoPatton wasn't in command of the forces opposite the Ardennes nor was he in charge of the forces in the Western Front.
- hef19898 4y agoOne can only wonder why that was... Maybe someone should ask Omar Bradley waht he did differently. On a more serious note, while Patton wasm't in charge, he was still a high ranking General and had some influence.