How the British Army Broke the Famous Hindenburg Line 1918

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Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964)

Series : Historical Films, compiled ca. 1914 - ca. 1936
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985

Production Date: 1918

Other Title(s): Historical Film, No. 1111
Sound Type: Silent

Scope & Content: Summary:On the British advance during the Cambrai Offensive. Reel 1, infantry units move up near Inchy. Supplies are brought up. Prisoners are treated at a dressing station. Railroad tracks along the Canal du Nord are repaired. The British are greeted by villagers as they enter Bapaume, Ecourt St. Quentin, and Le Basse. Reel 2, the village of Lens is liberated- Cambrai is occupied and Canadian troops extinguish fires set by the fleeing Germans. Shows fortifications along the Hindenburg Line. The British are greeted by villagers as they enter Lille.

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National Archives Identifier: 24617
Local Identifier: 111-H-1111

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