9 February 1917
German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line
Supports the withdrawal to a shorter defensive line known to the Allies as the Hindenburg Line.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Siegfried Line in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Supports the withdrawal to a shorter defensive line known to the Allies as the Hindenburg Line.
The German withdrawal plan toward the Siegfried Line is accelerated by a preliminary retirement.
Provenance
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