Show siegfried was vulnerable after all so nazis renamed line r german troops entering the siegfried or limes line PARIS ARIS why did germany change the name of its mighty western fortifications from siegfried line to limes line this apparently minor incident may have great significance for it is possible the germans examined the legend of their great hero siegfried he was supposed to be invulnerable siegfried killed a dragon and bathed in his blood thus making his skin so tough that no weapon could pierce it save in one spot where a linden leaf had fallen as he bathed among other of Sieg frieds ex plaits was his trickery in making brunhilde marry gunther since brunhilde was a valkyrie she could only marry a man who could best her in three trials of strength siegfried made himself invisible and helped his friend outpoint brunhilde but Sieg frieds deception was soon made known to brunhilde A henchman wormed Sieg frieds secret out of his wife and brunhilde wounded him mortally this may have nothing to do with the siegfried line except that it like the legendary hero probably has a vu vulnerable In erable spot and the germans would sooner not advertise the fact any symbol of a hidden weakness in the armor of this super defense works would be destructive to nazi morale the name limes now used is a latin word meaning limit |