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Let's go for an immersive tour of Hackenberg, the largest structure on the Maginot Line. This military colossus, with its 19 blocks and 10 kilometers of underground galleries, embodies both the ingenuity and the challenges of the French defensive strategy. Beyond its role in 1940, the fort tells a little-known story: its use by German forces, transformed into an underground factory where Ukrainian women worked for the Nazi war effort.