Paul von Hindenburg9 February 1917
Supports the withdrawal to a shorter defensive line known to the Allies as the Hindenburg Line.
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Supports the withdrawal to a shorter defensive line known to the Allies as the Hindenburg Line.
Authorises Operation Alberich to withdraw German forces to the prepared Siegfried defensive system.
The main German withdrawal toward the Hindenburg Line begins after preparations under Operation Alberich.
German forces complete the withdrawal from exposed Somme positions to the new defensive line.
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