Why The Allies Couldn’t Overcome German Trenches in Spring 1917 (WW1 Documentary) (WW1 Documentary) February 10, 2023 Nicola WW1, WW1 Documentary Series </p> <h2> A new type of Defensive System</h2> <p> The Allied 1917 Spring Offensive masterminded by French general Robert Nivelle was supposed to end the stalemate on the Western Front and bring a decisive breakthrough. But the German Army also knew they couldn’t win the war on the offensive and thus prepared a new type of defensive system: The Hindenburg Line and it would be tested in the Battles of Arras (Vimy Ridge, Bullecourt) and Chemins des Dames (Aisne).<br /> <br /> Credit to : The Great War</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors here :
