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The Maginot LineFrance's Defensive Barrier

53 min

Available until 24 June 2025 at 05:00

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The Maginot Line is a giant: Thousands of underground bunkers and concrete defences lining the French border, from Belgium to the Mediterranean. In its time it was celebrated as a technical masterpiece and thought to be impregnable, today it also stands for the trauma of the French defeat in 1940. The documentary looks at a military construction that is as fascinating as it is controversial.

Director

Grit Lederer

Country

Germany

Year

2022

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