how did hitler`s forces avoid the maginot line?

Question

i have a huge paper i was suppose to get the information out of my book but i forgot it in my locker. I would really appreciate if you would help me find the answers. thank you brittney

Answer 1

very easy... when you have to go though a wall, you either try to open yourself an hole by smashing the wall (very painful) or you simply find the end and go around it.

The germans did the second by attacking the flanks of the French army at the Ardennes forest. Not only did they bypass the Maginot line, they separated the British from the French. That way they were able to contain the British and push them into Dunkirk, while they destroyed the French army.

Answer 2

The Maginot Line was a perfect example of a Stagnant Doctrine. This is based on the fact that it was a great doctrine to prevent what was available to the Germans in WWI from attacking and invading France. Against WWI German technology - the Maginot Line was perfect. The problem that arose was the fact that it wasn't WWI, and the technology didn't remain stagnant. The Germans made HUGE technological advances in ten years. The Maginot Line was never breached or overrun... it was merely avoided. The Germans sent a division to dance back and forth in front of the fortifications and LOOK like they were attacking - so the French attention was focused on the area in front of the fortifications - and then they took to the mountain passes that were impassable by WWI technology - and passed around to the West and Southeast... and came in against the fortifications from the areas that were totally undefended. Why defend the areas that were impossible from which to be attacked?? The Germans could NEVER attack from the Southwest... But they did. The Brits and Americans loaned France money - in an attempt to both help an ally AND to make money. It's a LOAN - and there was interest to be paid!! The Maginot Line was a brilliant plan - to defend against a strategy who's time had passed. Hey, I could come up with a perfect plan to keep the Hittites from attacking New York City - and against one guy with a machine gun, it would fail. This is exactly what the French had done.

Answer 3

When the French built the Maginot LIne they did not build it straight across the boarder, as some of the terrain is very woody and mountainous, the French thought that the natural terrain would protect them from any invaders however, Germany was steadily building up their army, tanks ect. Therefore, they didn't have any trouble crossing over the rough territory.
As well Belgium didn't want the French to build the maginot line where their boarder was, therefore Germany was able to gain acess to France by going through Belgium. So really the maginot line was a huge waste of money as France was defeated in less than a month.

Answer 4

Hitler set up a decoy force so the French would think he was attacking the line directly while a second force cut through the Netherlands and Belgium while a third force cut through the Ardennes Forest. and the line didn't go though that forest because nobody thought that he could get amour through that forest. so they caught the French totally by surprise and they just encircled and took it from it weakest point which was the rear. in fact most of the French troops surrendered because the line was so long and they were stretched so thin. plus they were manned by mostly old men

Answer 5

He attacked through the Ardennes in southern Belgium which firstly, was undefended as it was thought to be impassable to armoured forces & secondly, the Maginot Line ended at the French border with Belgium whilst the Ardennes was to the north.

Answer 6

They invaded through the Ardenne mountains in Belgium and entered France across the French/Belgium border which was not defended

Answer 7

The in one pat outflanked the line, and when they did attack it they used infantry, airpower, and all their forces to attack it. But by the time they did the war was essentially over for the line.

Answer 8

He used satellite imagery, to see exactly where his troops were in relation to the line, then gave them directions on how to avoid the line.

Answer 9

You should read about the doctrines of Blitzkrieg and maneuvering war since this was a huge operation with one master plan but also generals took their own initiatives. This is a good resource

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_Gelb

Answer 10

He did an end run thru the Baltic states.