Maginot Line Fortifications

Maginot Line Fortifications

Maginot Line Fortifications

Before World War II, the layouts of the Maginot Line's ouvrages, or large underground fortifications, were a military secret. Illustrators surmised that they were compact, like battleships when in fact they were elongated and spread out. Barracks complete with a wine cellar, a chapel, a dentist's chair and a morgue could house a thousand men. Trolleys carried troops, arms and munitions to combat bunkers through tunnels often more than five miles long.