Paul Ludwig Hans von Hindenburg1916
The completion of a fortified German Defence line across North Eastern France. Named after the Field Marshal
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The completion of a fortified German Defence line across North Eastern France. Named after the Field Marshal
Within hours the lightly defended Germans are forced back 6 km to Cambrai, the three trench systems of the Hindenburg Line pierced for the first time in the war
Within hours the lightly defended Germans are forced back 6 km to Cambrai, the three trench systems of the Hindenburg Line pierced for the first time in the war
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