What is Hindenburg Line?
{{Infobox military structure |name =The Hindenburg Line |native_name = {{lang|de|Siegfriedstellung}} |location =Eastern France |image = |image_size = 300px |caption = |type = Fortification |coordinates ={{Coord|49|30|N|02|50|E|type:event_region:FR|display=inline,title}} |built ={{Start date|1917}} |builder = Imperial German army * Named after [[Paul von Hindenburg]] (Chief of the German General Staff, 1916–1919) |materials = concrete, steel, barbed wire |used =1917–1918 |battles = [[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: '''{{lang|de|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. [[Category:Battles of the Western Front (World War I)]] [[Category:Fortification]] [[Category:World War I]] [[Category:Buildings and structures completed in the 20th century]]