Description: This map shows the French-German front movement during World War I. The dashed red line shows the furthest advance of the German Army. The red line with crosses is the Hindenburg line, a system of defenses built by the Germans. The solid thick red line is the battle line on Oct. 20th, 1918. The light red boxes show territory covered by the large scale maps A (Lowlands of Northern France and Belgium), B (Highlands of Northern France), and C (Eastern France with Alsace and Lorraine). Source: , The Victory Atlas of the War (New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1918) 8 Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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