It was a massive system of concrete fortifications, tunnels, and gun emplacements designed to deter a German invasion and protect France's eastern border.
Maginot line was :
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 1994 · Topic: World Wars (Major Theatres and Key Campaigns of World War II: Blitzkrieg, Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, Pearl Harbor, D-Day)
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