The Hindenburg Line 1918

Author : Adam Rankin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781922265555

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The Hindenburg Line Campaign 1918 by Adam Rankin Pdf

In the last devastating months of the First World War, the British Fourth Army pursued the Germans to their final defensive position — the Hindenburg Line, a formidable series of defensive positions studded with concrete dugouts and thickly set barbed wire. The Hindenburg Line 1918 describes the two fiercely fought set-piece battles which saw Fourth Army break through the German line, paving the way for the final pursuit which ended with the Armistice. The Australian Corps was a pivotal part of the offensive to breach the Hindenburg Line, culminating in the assault to capture Montbrehain, the last Australian battle of the war. By the time it reached the Hindenburg Line, the Australian Corps had been in the line for months, its units exhausted and depleted. Despite this, these final offensives saw the battle-hardened Australians demonstrate their skill in the use of infantry, artillery, machine-guns, tanks, aeroplanes and all the other implements of war that had altered so fundamentally since 1914. Australian commanders had likewise benefited from years of war and were highly skilled in planning complex operations that incorporated the latest tactics, techniques and procedures. But the scale of operations on the Western Front required close cooperation with British and Allied troops, and it was as part of this coalition that the Australian Corps would play its vital role in finally securing battlefield victory and bringing the war to an end.

Author : Frederick Arthur McKenzie
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782890973

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Through The Hindenburg Line; Crowning Days On The Western Front by Frederick Arthur McKenzie Pdf

Arthur McKenzie was a member of the fiercely proud band of Canadians who made that trip across the Atlantic to fight alongside the British other Dominion troops. He served from the days of 1915 to the end of the war in 1918, surviving the many terrible dangers of the front-line. He recounts the tales of the band of brothers that he fought with, and the “family” feeling that permeated the Candian troops from the commanding General right down to the lowliest private. The author’s main focus is in describing his experience in the battles that he took part in during 1917 and 1918 as the title suggests including at Vimy ridge and at Passchendaele and Amiens in 1918. He describes the different elements of trench warfare, from raiding the enemy line with knob-kerries and grenades, to the shelling, tanks and mayhem of a full offensive “push”. A great First World War Memoir. Author — McKenzie, Frederick Arthur, 1869-1931 Text taken, whole and complete, from the edition published in London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1918. Original Page Count – 429 pages

Author : Dale Blair
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848325876

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The Battle of the Bellicourt Tunnel by Dale Blair Pdf

In November 1918 the BEF under Field Marshal Haig fought a series of victorious battles on the Western Front that contributed mightily to the German army’s defeat. They did so as part of a coalition and the role of Australian ‘diggers’ and US ‘doughboys’ is often forgotten. The Bellicourt Tunnel attack, fought in the fading autumn light, was very much an inter-Allied affair and marked a unique moment in the Allied armies’ endeavours. It was the first time that such a large cohort of Americans had fought in a British army. Additionally, untried American II Corps and experienced Australian Corps were to spearhead the attack under the command of Lieutenant General Sir John Monash with British divisions adopting supporting roles on the flanks. Blair forensically details the fighting and the largely forgotten desperate German defence. Although celebrated as a marvellous feat of breaking the Hindenburg Line, the American attack failed generally to achieve its set objectives and it took the Australians three days of bitter fighting to reach theirs. Blair rejects the conventional explanation of the US ‘mop up’ failure and points the finger of blame at Rawlinson, Haig and Monash for expecting too much of the raw US troops, singling out the Australian Corps commander for particular criticism. Overall, Blair judges the fighting g a draw. At the end, like two boxers, the Australian-American force was gasping for breath and the Germans, badly battered, back-pedalling to remain on balance. Overall the day was calamitous for the German army, even if the clean break-through that Haig had hoped for did not occur. Forced out of the Hindenburg Line, the prognosis for the German army on the Western Front – and hence Imperial Germany itself – was bleak indeed.

Author : Peter Rostron
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 152671163X

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The Battle that Won the War by Peter Rostron Pdf

"It is no exaggeration to claim that 46th North Midland Division s action on 29 September 1918 was the hammer blow that shattered the will of the German High Command. Painting the strategic picture from early 1918 and the dark weeks following the German s March offensive, the Author lays the ground for the Allied counter-strike. Ahead of them was the mighty Hindenburg Line, the Kaiser s formidable defensive obstacle given added strength by the St Quentin Canal. Undaunted the Allies attacked using American, Australian and British formations. Led by Major General Boyd, 46 Division stormed the Canal and, thanks to a combination of sound planning and determined courageous fighting, seized their Hindenburg Line objective by the end of the day. The psychological damage to the German will, already weakened by the failure of the Spring offensive, is demonstrate by Ludendorff s collapse and opening of negotiations that led five weeks later to the Armistice."--Publisher description.

Author : Dale Blair
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473812208

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The Battle of the Bellicourt Tunnel by Dale Blair Pdf

In the summer and autumn of 1918, the British Expeditionary Force, under Field Marshal Haig, fought a series of victorious battles on the Western Front that contributed mightily to the German Army’s final defeat. They did so as part of an Allied coalition, one in which the role of Australian diggers and US doughboys is often forgotten. The Bellicourt Tunnel attack in September 1918, fought in the fading autumn light, was very much an inter-Allied affair and marked a unique moment in the Allied armies’ endeavors. It was the first time that such a large cohort of Americans had fought in a British formation. Additionally, untried American II Corps and experienced Australian Corps were to spearhead the attack under the command of Lieutenant General Sir John Monash, with British divisions adopting supporting roles on the flanks. Blair forensically details the fighting and the largely forgotten desperate German defenxe. Although celebrated as a marvelous feat of breaking the Hindenburg Line, the American attack generally failed to achieve its set objectives and it took the Australians three days of bitter fighting to reach theirs. Blair rejects the conventional explanation of the US mop up failure and points the finger of blame at Rawlinson, Haig and Monash for expecting too much of the raw US troops, singling out the Australian Corps commander for particular criticism. Overall, Blair judges the fighting a draw. At the end, like two boxers, the Australian-American force was gasping for breath and the Germans, badly battered, were backpedalling to remain on balance. That said, the day was calamitous for the German Army, even if the clean breakthrough that Haig had hoped for did not occur. Forced out of the Hindenburg Line, the prognosis for the German army on the Western Front and hence Imperial Germany itself was bleak indeed.

Author : Alistair McCluskey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472820310

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The Hindenburg Line 1918 by Alistair McCluskey Pdf

From 26 September until 8 October 1918, the Allied armies in France launched their largest ever combined offensive on the Western Front of World War I. The British, French, American and Belgian armies launched four attacks in rapid succession across a 250km front between the Argonne and Flanders. At the centre of this huge assault the British, First, Third and Fourth Armies, led by Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, breached the formidable Hindenburg Line defences and drove the Kairser's Army from its last fully prepared defensive position west of the German border. The impact of this defeat had a shattering effect on the Germans with their army admitting for the first time that an armistice was required to save it from annihilation. Although these decisive results were to a large extent consequences of the battle of the Hindenburg Line, the subsequent controversies over the conduct of the war meant that it went unheralded and has remained Haig's forgotten triumph.

Author : Peter Burness
Publisher : DVA Anzac Portal
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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1918—Amiens to the Hindenburg Line by Peter Burness Pdf

Australians on the Western Front—1918 Amiens to the Hindenburg Line is the final book in the Australians on the Western Front 1916-1918 series developed by the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

Author : Patrick R. Osborn,Marc Romanych
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472814814

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The Hindenburg Line by Patrick R. Osborn,Marc Romanych Pdf

Jagging across north-western Europe like an ugly scar, the Hindenburg Line was Germany's most formidable line of defence in World War I. Its fearsome reputation was matched only by its cunning design, with deep zigzagging trenches, concrete fieldworks, barbed wire and devilish booby traps forming an intimidating barrier for any attacking army. Through meticulous research, this volume explores each of the major portions of the Hindenburg Line, paying particular attention to three examples of Allied operations against it towards the end of the war: the critical flanking of the Drocourt-Qeant Switch; the daring but costly rupture of the line of the St Quentin Canal; and the bloody battles of the Meuse-Argonne. Specially commissioned artwork and historical photographs perfectly complement the analysis provided by the authors as they trace the life of the Hindenburg Line from its seemingly invulnerable early years through to the audacious tactics used by the Allies to achieve a bitter victory in 1918.

Author : Peter Oldham
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473819399

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The Hindenburg Line by Peter Oldham Pdf

The Hindenburg Line, or Siegfriedstellung, achieved almost mythical status in the minds of the British public: the strongest defence system the world had then seen, scientifically designed by fortification experts with only one aim, to keep at bay the British Army. So pleased and delighted were the British that church bells were rung when the Line was pierced at Cambrai in November 1917. The new wonder-weapon, the Tank, had shown itself to be capable of great deeds and British Generals were seen to be capable of showing the Germans what Tommy could do when properly organised. The initial elation was followed by disappointment as the Germans fought back and the Hindenburg defences were retaken when the Germans used "defence-in-depth" and "elastic-defence", both new concepts to the British who were to learn from their mistakes. The British were to witness triumph and joy again, when, towards the end of the Great War, the Hindenburg Line was to be broken by men from the Midlands.This book examines the reasons for the German's decision to fall back to a strong defence line while their Navy starved Britain into submission, and the "burnt earth" policy of devastation in the area evacuated. The design and layout of the Hindenburg Line, and the Battles for its possession in 1917 and 1918, are given: with numerous maps covering different sectors and the struggles for each village and farm, together with the part played by many British Regiments. The maps contain information on how to find all remaining vestiges of both German and British defences in the region, most of which are rarely visited and many of which have not been seen by British eyes for many years.No book since the Great War has examined this area in such detail, nor has any single account contained so much for the battlefield visitor to see. The sites of individual acts of bravery, including the winning of many Victoria Crosses are featured, and existing locations of battle lines, headquarters, artillery observation and machine gun posts are also included, together with an absorbing narrative which also guides the armchair reader.

Author : Bill Mitchinson
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1998-01-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783461462

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Epehy by Bill Mitchinson Pdf

The village of Epehy gave its name to one of the most important battles of 1918.Evacuated by the Germans during their retreat to the Hindenburg Line, the ruins were occupied by British Forces until the German offensive. They were recaptured in some of the bloodiest engagements of September 1918.

Author : Frederick Arthur McKenzie
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1333925441

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Through the Hindenburg Line by Frederick Arthur McKenzie Pdf

Excerpt from Through the Hindenburg Line: Crowning Days on the Western Front I write of Canada in arms. War has brought the Dominion and the rest of the Empire together as never before. It has opened a new era in our relations with America. It has given deeper meaning to our kinship with France Canadians recognise that the glory of Canada in this war is but part of the common whole. We know the great things that Britain has done. Our men have fought side by side with West Kents and Buffs, Gordons and Seaforths, Borderers and Naval Brigade. Our dead lie in common graves from Passchendaele to the Somme. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Burris Jenkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1917
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : UCAL:$B282895

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Facing the Hindenburg Line by Burris Jenkins Pdf

Author : Raymond Edward Priestley
Publisher : London : T. F. Unwin
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : PRNC:32101058662287

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Breaking the Hindenburg Line by Raymond Edward Priestley Pdf

Author : Dale Blair
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1526796961

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The Battle of Bellicourt Tunnel by Dale Blair Pdf

In November 1918 the BEF under Field Marshal Haig fought a series of victorious battles on the Western Front that contributed mightily to the German armys defeat. They did so as part of a coalition and the role of Australian diggers and US doughboys is often forgotten. The Bellicourt Tunnel attack, fought in the fading autumn light, was very much an inter-Allied affair and marked a unique moment in the Allied armies endeavors. It was the first time that such a large cohort of Americans had fought in a British army. Additionally, untried American II Corps and experienced Australian Corps were to spearhead the attack under the command of Lieutenant General Sir John Monash with British divisions adopting supporting roles on the flanks.

Author : John Swettenham,Canadian War Museum
Publisher : Canadian War Museum : Balmuir Book Publishing
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Hindenburg Line, Battle of France, 1918
ISBN : 0919511260

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Breaking the Hindenburg Line by John Swettenham,Canadian War Museum Pdf