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Title	German prisoners at Bellicourt
Image rights	Digital image © 2007, Tennessee State Library & Archives. All rights reserved.
Copyright	While TSLA houses an item, it does not necessarily hold the copyright on the item, nor may it be able to determine if the item is still protected under current copyright law. Users are solely responsible for determining the existence of such instances and for obtaining any other permissions and paying associated fees, that may be necessary for the intended use.
Subjects	Military vehicles Tanks (Military science) Trucks Military personnel Soldiers Military uniforms Uniforms Prisoners of war Campaigns & battles War World War 1914-1918 Fences Troop movements
Description	German prisoners taken by the Americans of the 27th Division during the drive on the Hindenburg line at Bellicourt. The 30th Division can be seen in the background going into the town of Nauroy. Bellicourt, Aisne, France. October 10, 1918.
Creator	United States. Army. Signal Corps.
Date	10 October 1918
Type	IMAGE
Digital format	TIFF
ID#	30556
Collection name	Frierson-Warfield Papers, 1918-1928
Place	Aisne (France)
Historical note	The Hindenburg Line was a defensive barrier created by the Germans on their Western Front. Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg and Gen. Erich Ludendorff shortened their lines of defense and installed concrete pillboxes armed with machine guns to strengthen; the line of heavily wired systems of trenches. The Hindenburg Line resisted all Allied attacks in 1917 and was not breached until late in 1918. On September 29, the Thirtieth Division, along with British troops, penetrated and captured the section of the
Accession number	90-288
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library & Archives
Collection finding aid	http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/manuscripts/findingaids/90-288.pdf
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