The thread adds that the Maginot Line's value should not be judged only by the fall of France. A commenter points first to the German choice not to attack its strongest sector, then to a smaller defensive line in Vichy Madagascar built on similar principles. Portions of the Maginot works also reappeared during Operation Nordwind and, in the cited account, again served their intended purpose. The Madagascar campaign account mentioned in the comment is recommended as an interesting read. The watch point treats fortification as a reusable tool whose value depends on strategic support rather than as a single failed object.
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Maginot principles reappeared in Madagascar and Operation Nordwind
A comment points beyond 1940 to fortifications in Vichy Madagascar and the later reuse of Maginot works during Operation Nordwind.