I traveled the 225 miles from lansing to ankeny on christmas eve, a drive through an iowa landscape left snowless by an.Named after andré maginot, the french minister of war who championed its construction following world war i, it was france's attempt to deter future conflicts.
Thus the germans in may 1940 outflanked the line.Both fortifications aim to provide a strong defensive barrier against potential adversaries.The battle of sevastopol on.
While an understanding of the line's creation is vital to any study of world war i, world war ii, and the period in between, this knowledge is also helpful when interpreting a number of modern references.The maginot line, an array of defenses that france built along its border with germany in the 1930s, was designed to prevent an.
Due to complications in building such a massive gun, the schwerer gustav was not used against the maginot line, though it did see action against the red army.Considered by many to be an expensive failure, a symbol of french.Some of the forts were sold off to private companies and became discos, underground mushroom.
In general, the allied advance into western europe in 1944 tended to bypass the maginot fortifications.
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates placed rookie pitcher Jared Jones on the 15-day injured list on Thursday with a right lat strain.
The Pirates made the move less than 24 hours after Jones left following five innings and 78 pitches in what became a 5-4 victory over the Cardinals.
Manager Derek Shelton downplayed the nature of the injury on Wednesday. He struck a more cautious tone on Thursday after a 3-2 loss to St. Louis, saying the team is still determining the severity of the injury.
"I think everyone knows what he means to us and where we're at, so, out of precaution he's still being evaluated," Shelton said.
Jones reported feeling discomfort in his right side during the game but said afterward, "it's nothing to be concerned about, I don't think."
Jones, 22, is 5-6 with a 3.56 ERA and 98 strikeouts in 91 innings. The Pirates have been carefully monitoring Jones' workload of late. The team skipped his return in the rotation last week in hopes of giving him a breather.
While Jones allowed just one run in five innings against St. Louis, he didn't hit 100 mph once, a rarity during his 16 starts.
The IL move means Jones won't be back until after the All-Star break.
Pittsburgh promoted outfielder Josh Palacios from Triple-A Indianapolis to take Jones' spot on the roster. Palacios hit .311 with five doubles and a home run in 21 games in the minors this season. Palacios walked as a pinch hitter on Thursday.
