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What One German Diary Reveals About Hitler's Attempt to Protect His Country With a Wall

What One German Diary Reveals About Hitler's Attempt to Protect His Country With a Wall

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This post is in partnership with the History News Network, the website that puts the news into historical perspective. A version of the article below was originally published at HNN. “Monsieur Maginot built a fortified line,” noted the German justice inspector Friedrich Kellner in his diary in June …

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