Operation Northwind (1944)
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Operation Northwind was the last major German offensive of World War II on the Western Front. Northwind was launched to support the German Ardennes offensive campaign in the Battle of the Bulge, which
Tanks and soldiers, Operation Nordwind, Alsace–Lorraine, France, 1944–45
Maginot Line
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The Maginot Line is a line of concrete fortifications, obstacles and weapon installations built by France in the 1930s. Named after the French Minister of War André Maginot, it was constructed on the
Operation Northwind (1944)
…to Strasbourg by cutting across the eastern foothills of the Vosges at the northwest base of a natural salient in a bend of the River Rhine. Here the Maginot Line, running east–west, was used by Allied forces, and "showed what a superb fortification it was". On January 7 Luck approached the line south of Wissembourg…
Entrance to Ouvrage Schoenenbourg, Maginot Line in Alsace
A soldier from the Cameron Highlanders looks through a periscope in the Fort de Sainghain on the Maginot Line, 3 November 1939.
Food distribution to French troops in Maginot line. 1939.
Casemate of Dambach Nord, Fortified Sector of the Vosges, Subsector of Philippsbourg