His personal dislike for Navarre, which was real and which would in time turn to a deep and abiding hatred, should not obscure the fact that initially the two men largely agreed. For Cogny no less than for Navarre, the concept had the virtues of being versatile and of having both a defensive and offensive purpose: It was a “hedgehog” that would thwart a major attack, and it was an “anchor point” that would support mobile operations in the enemy’s rear.
