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Maginot

Index Maginot

Maginot is a French surname of Lorraine origin which may refer to. [1]

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  1. 7 relations: André Maginot, List of Maginot Line ouvrages, Lorraine, Maginot Barracks, Maginot Line, Nancy, France, Surname.

André Maginot

André Maginot (17 February 1877 – 7 January 1932) was a French civil servant, soldier and Member of Parliament. He is best known for his advocacy of the string of forts known as the Maginot Line.

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List of Maginot Line ouvrages

Here is the list of all ouvrages of the Maginot Line, organized by sector and type of fortification.

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Lorraine

Lorraine, also,,; Lorrain: Louréne; Lorraine Franconian: Lottringe; Lothringen; Loutrengen; Lotharingen is a cultural and historical region in Northeastern France, now located in the administrative region of Grand Est.

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Maginot Barracks

Maginot Barracks is located in Thierville-sur-Meuse, west of Verdun, France, and has served as a military base for the French and American armies at different times over the past one hundred years.

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Maginot Line

The Maginot Line (Ligne Maginot), named after the French Minister of War André Maginot, is a line of concrete fortifications, obstacles and weapon installations built by France in the 1930s to deter invasion by Nazi Germany and force them to move around the fortifications.

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Nancy, France

Nancy is the prefecture of the northeastern French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle.

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Surname

A surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maginot

Also known as Maginot (disambiguation).