ART03023 - Breaking the Hindenburg Line
Image copyright: © Australian War Memorial
- ID number
- ART03023
- Title
- Breaking the Hindenburg Line
- Artist
- Longstaff, Will
- Object type
- Painting
- Place made
- United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London
- Date made
- 1918
- Medium
- oil on canvas (linen)
- Measurement
- overall: 127 x 234 cm
- Collection
- Art
- Description
- The Battle of the Hindenburg Line which began September 18, 1918, was a key turning point in the Hundred Days Offensive that eventually led to the end of World War 1. British forces spearheaded the attack against the German Line, continuing their effective use of tanks that stated earlier in the Offensive at the Battle of Amiens. The battle was another sign that trench warfare was over as the Allies broke through the largest trench system on the Westen Front.
