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I was amused to learn the Germans had built a similar line on THEIR side of the river, called the Siegfried line.
by joseph_cooney 13y ago
I was amused to learn the Germans had built a similar line on THEIR side of the river, called the Siegfried line.
- arethuza 13y agoDefence of their Western border was very important when the Wehrmacht was active in the East - early in the war they really didn't have the men to attack in the East and defend in the West so having fixed defences there was seen as very important.
- joseph_cooney 13y agoBy the time they were active in the east, their western border was "The English Channel". This was the one they built before the outbreak of WWII.
- okso 13y agoBut that one did cover Belgium on the German side.