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Originally Posted by killakanz
Without his big guns to cut through the Maginot Line, The only option Hitler had was ignore the neutrality of Holland and Belgium. His armies cut through them, bypassing the dreaded forts, and for the second time in just 21 years half of France lay in German hands.
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Not entirely true. The Maginot was indeed an excellent fortification system, however the Germans did penetrate it without the uberartillery. It wasn't impregnable. Though it's little known since those exploits were on a secondary line of advance, the primary being the tank rush through the Ardennes forest and onwards.
Also going through Belgium wasn't at all that innovative, as in WWI that was again the main German line of advance.