The 7th Army was a World War II field army of the German land forces.
Tiger 1 from the 7th Army near Normandy, 1944
Image: Friedrich Dollmann
Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 146 1973 122 16, Paul Hausser
Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 146 1976 096 08, Heinrich Eberbach
The Maginot Line, 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. It was impervious to most forms of attack; consequently, the Germans invaded through the Low Countries in 1940, passing it to the north. The line, which was supposed to be fully extended further towards the west to avoid such an occurrence, was finally scaled back in response to demands from Belgium. Indeed, Belgium feared it would be sacrificed in the event of another German invasion. The line has since become a metaphor for expensive efforts that offer a false sense of security.
Entrance to Ouvrage Schoenenbourg, Maginot Line in Alsace
Casemate of Dambach Nord, Fortified Sector of the Vosges, Subsector of Philippsbourg
Blockhaus MOM (Main d'Oeuvre Militaire) de Richtolsheim – Secteur Fortifié de Colmar – Sous secteur de Hilsenheim
Anti-tank rails around casemate 9 of the Hochwald ditch