Sujet
Andre Maginot, French military engineer, 1929. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Andre Maginot, French civil servant, 1929. Maginot (1877-1932) proposed the construction of a vast linked set of fortifications, tank traps and other obstacles on France's eastern frontier. The fortifications, which became known as the Maginot Line, were mostly built between 1930 and 1935. Intended to be an impegnable wall, the line proved completely ineffective in World War II, as the invading Germans simply bypassed the fortifications to the north, passing through the supposedly impenetrable Ardennes forest and neutral Belgium. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L'Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1850-1950, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L'Arcade, Paris 8, 1850-1950.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1929
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C53_252
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
49,9Mo (5,6Mo) / 28,6cm x 43,7cm / 3380 x 5165 (300dpi)