Title	Drive on the Hindenburg Line
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Subjects	Prisoners of War Guards Horses Cavalry Horse artillery War destruction & pillage War damage War World War, 1914-1918
Education Tags	US.28 World War I
Description	Germans taken prisoner by the Americans during the drive on the Hindenburg Line at Bellicourt and the Canal St. de Quentin march along a road under guard. The background of the image features buildings which have sustained heavy war damage. Allied troops lead the prisoners of war along the road, but they also litter the route as bystanders of the march. Military vehicles are passing this scene on the opposite side of the street.
Creator	United States. Army. Signal Corps
Date	1918 October 10
Type	Still Image
Digital format	Image/jp2
ID#	33070
Collection name	Frierson-Warfield Papers, 1813-1928
Place	Aisne (France)
Historical note	The Hindenburg Line was created in the winter of 1916-1917 by German engineers on the Western Front in an attempt to fortify the rear line from Arras to Rheims. This powerful and seemingly impregnable defensive system was sited on the reverse slope of the hills, included a network of tunnels and chambers, and had a flexible defensive zone. The creation of this innovative line allowed for the withdrawal of German forces behind it during March and April of 1917; along the path of the retreat, the Germans
Accession number	90-288
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library and Archives
Collection finding aid	http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/manuscripts/findingaids/90-288.pdf
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