"Was the Hindenburg Line a failure?" Topic
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| dogtail | 23 Jan 2026 4:05 a.m. PST |
On a different board (ultramodern warfare) somebody wrote:
"With expensive defensive systems, I am always reminded of the Maginot Line, the WW2 Atlantic Wall & the Hindenburg Line in WW1. Lots of money, time & effort expended for little return." As far as I know the Siegfriedstellung/Hindenburg Line secured the western front for Germany from march 1917 till shortly before the war ended. So should it be considered a failure? |
| Martin Rapier | 23 Jan 2026 7:17 p.m. PST |
No of course it wasn't a failure, nor were other serious lines of fortifications. They can usually be breached eventually , but at what cost. |
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