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Hindenburg line |
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Hindenburg line n (Historical Terms) a line of strong fortifications built by the German army near the Franco-Belgian border in 1916-17: breached by the Allies in August 1918 [named after Paul von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (1847-1934), German field marshal and statesman] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Decades after, there were more deaths--at the Hindenburg Line, the Battle of the Bulge, Leyte, Bien Hoa--place names of history, grim in recollection. One cannot come to terms with the failed Allied offensives of 1917 without a detailed examination of the German withdrawal to the so-called Hindenburg Line, which deprived potentially powerful British and French blows of their punch. The Hindenburg Line here, as elsewhere, was very formidable. |
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