Maginot is a French
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
of
Lorraine origin which may refer to:
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André Maginot (1877–1932), French civil servant, soldier, and Member of Parliament
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Maginot Barracks
Maginot Barracks () is located in Thierville-sur-Meuse, west of Verdun, France, and has served as a military base for the French and American armies at different times over the past one hundred years. It became headquarters for ADSEC, the Advance ...
, military installation in France
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Maginot Line
The Maginot Line (french: Ligne Maginot, ), named after the French Minister of War André Maginot, is a line of concrete fortifications, obstacles and weapon installations built by France in the 1930s to deter invasion by Germany and force the ...
, a line of concrete fortifications in France named after André Maginot
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List of Maginot Line ouvrages
Here is the list of all ''ouvrages'' of the Maginot Line, organized by sector and type of fortification. ''Ouvrage'' translates as "works" in English: published documents in both English and French refer to these fortifications in this manner, ...
*''La rue du Sergent-Maginot'', a street in Paris
*''La place André-Maginot'', a square in
Nancy, France
Nancy ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Nanzisch'' is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the northeastern Departments of France, French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle. It was the capital of the Duchy of Lorraine, which was Lorraine and Barrois, an ...
*''Double crime sur la ligne Maginot'', a French-language film released in 1937
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