Hindenburg Line

The Hindenburg Line
The Hindenburg Line
Siegfriedstellung
Eastern France
Coordinates	49°30′N 02°50′E
Type	Fortification
Site history
Built	1917
Built by	Imperial German army Named after Paul von Hindenburg (Chief of the German General Staff, 1916–1919);
In use	1917–1918
Materials	concrete, steel, barbed wire
Battles/wars	World War I Battle of Arras (1917); First Battle of Bullecourt; Battle of Lagnicourt; Second Battle of Bullecourt; Battle of Cambrai (1917); Battle of Cambrai (1918); Meuse-Argonne Offensive; Battle of St Quentin Canal;

The Hindenburg Line or Siegfried Position (German: Siegfriedstellung) was a system of forts built by the German Empire along the Western Front (World War I) during the winter of 1916-1917 to defend against France. After the war, the French built the similar but more elaborate Maginot Line to defend against Germany.

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