Hindenburg Line

The Hindenburg Line
The Hindenburg Line
Siegfriedstellung
Eastern France
Coordinates	49°30′N 02°50′E / 49.500°N 2.833°E
Type	Fortification
Site history
Built	1917
Built by	Imperial German army Named after Paul von Hindenburg (Chief of the German General Staff, 1916–1919);
In use	1917–1918
Materials	concrete, steel, barbed wire
Battles/wars	World War I Battle of Arras (1917); First Battle of Bullecourt; Battle of Lagnicourt; Second Battle of Bullecourt; Battle of Cambrai (1917); Battle of Cambrai (1918); Meuse-Argonne Offensive; Battle of St Quentin Canal;

The Hindenburg Line or Siegfried Position (German: Siegfriedstellung) was a system of forts built by the German Empire along the Western Front (World War I) during the winter of 1916-1917 to defend against France. After the war, the French built the similar but more elaborate Maginot Line to defend against Germany.

The Hindenburg Line
Siegfriedstellung
Eastern France
Coordinates	49°30′N 02°50′E / 49.500°N 2.833°E / 49.500; 2.833
Type	Fortification
Site history
Built	1917 (1917)
Built by	Imperial German army Named after Paul von Hindenburg (Chief of the German General Staff, 1916–1919)
In use	1917–1918
Materials	concrete, steel, barbed wire
Battles/wars	World War I Battle of Arras (1917) First Battle of Bullecourt Battle of Lagnicourt Second Battle of Bullecourt Battle of Cambrai (1917) Battle of Cambrai (1918) Meuse-Argonne Offensive Battle of St Quentin Canal