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title: Retracting Gun Turret, Maginot Line
author: Association des Amis de la Ligne Maginot
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19814/retracting-gun-turret-maginot-line/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2024-12-17
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# Retracting Gun Turret, Maginot Line
_Authored by Association des Amis de la Ligne Maginot_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19814.png)
## Image Caption
A diagram of a retracting gun turret of the Maginot Line, France's Second Woorld [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1939-45) defences along the border with Germany and Switzerland.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Maginot, A. d. A. d. l. L. (2024, December 17). Retracting Gun Turret, Maginot Line. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Maginot, Association des Amis de la Ligne. "Retracting Gun Turret, Maginot Line." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 17, 2024. .
### MLA
Maginot, Association des Amis de la Ligne. "Retracting Gun Turret, Maginot Line." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Dec 2024, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image]() by [**Association des Amis de la Ligne Maginot**](). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 17 December 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.