The Need for Organisational Resilience - Chapter 2

As a result, these lessons of WWI led to the construction of massive fortifications along

the French border with Switzerland, Germany and Luxembourg – the Maginot Line. The

Maginot line provided defence in depth, with a line of defences up to 5km behind the border.

These included blockhouses and strong houses with antitank capabilities. The principal line

of resistance started 10km inside (see Map 2.1).

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