the Siegfried Line
/ðə ˈsiːɡfriːd laɪn/
/ðə ˈsiːɡfriːd laɪn/
- (in the First World War) a line of military defence set up by the Germans in Belgium and France
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- (in the Second World War) the name given by the Allies to the German line of military defence between France and Germany. A song that was popular with British soldiers at the time began with the line, ‘We're gonna (= going to) hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line.’
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