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Maginot Line

line of fortifications along the French/German border
AdministrativeArea defense_line Q162746
Maginot Line
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Summary

Maginot Line is a defense line[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of defense line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,632 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: France[3]
  • Commissioned by: Paul Painlevé[4]
  • Operator: French Armed Forces[5]
  • Named after: André Maginot[6]
  • Made from material: reinforced concrete[7]
  • Commons category: Maginot Line[8]
  • Country of origin: France[9]
  • Inception: 1928[10]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Maginot Line[12]
  • Commons gallery: Maginot Line[13]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[14]
  • Different from: Border Line[15]

Why It Matters

Maginot Line has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

André Maginot France Paul Painlevé

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0250660-Maginotova-linie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0250660-Maginotova-linie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Different from → Border Line
    Country of origin → France
    Named after → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 22696, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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