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The Hindenburg Line (Siegfriedstellung, Siegfried Position) was a German defensive position built during the winter of 1916–1917 on the Western Front in France during the First World War. The line ran from Arras to Laffaux , near Soissons on the Aisne .
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Five Ablösungsdivisionen were placed behind Douai, 15 mi (24 km) away from the front line. [26] The new Hindenburg line ended at Telegraph Hill between Neuville-Vitasse and Tilloy lez Mofflaines, from whence the original system of four lines 75–150 yd (69–137 m) apart, ran north to the Neuville St. Vaast–Bailleul road.
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Monash intended to attack the Hindenburg Line south of Vendhuile where the St Quentin Canal runs underground for some 5,500 m (6,000 yd) through the Bellicourt Tunnel (which had been converted by the Germans into an integral part of the Hindenburg Line defensive system). [20] The tunnel was the only location where tanks could cross the canal.
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English: The German Withdrawal To the Hindenburg Line, March-april 1917 Royal Engineers building a pontoon bridge across the Somme River at Peronne, 22 March 1917. British Army units entered Peronne on 18 March 1917.