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Attack on Hindenburg line
Attack on Hindenburg line
With 'land battleships’ (tanks) in the background, this image shows infantry advancing during the attack on the famous Hindenburg Line. As the Hindenburg Line was finally overrun by the Allies in the autumn of 1918, it seems highly likely that this is when this photograph was taken. The Hindenburg Line was a massive system of German fortifications that extended to a depth of 15 kilometres, rat…
Contributors
- David, British official photographer McLellan
Subject
- Armed conflicts
- British (modern)
- Destruction
- Fortifications
- German
- Infantries
- Tanks (military vehicles)
- World wars
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Contributors
- David, British official photographer McLellan
Subject
- Armed conflicts
- British (modern)
- Destruction
- Fortifications
- German
- Infantries
- Tanks (military vehicles)
- World wars
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Rights
- Available under Creative Commons license; Attribution, Non-commercial, ShareAlike
Issue date
- 2005
- 1914 - 1920
- 1914/1920
- 2005
Places
- Europe, France, Picardy, Somme (department)
Identifier
- 74548964
Extent
- 1 online resource
Is part of
- http://data.theeuropeanlibrary.org/Collection/a1219
Year
- 2005
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-04-06T13:22:46.619Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-05-31T08:45:47.272Z