ドイツ軍の撤退とヒンデンブルク線への移行

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  • 1916年11月以降、ソンム川沿いでドイツ軍が保持していた防御陣地は劣悪な状態であり、駐留部隊は疲弊しており、前線の兵士からの通信の検閲官は疲労と士気の低下を報告していた。
  • その状況から、ドイツの指揮部は戦闘再開に耐えられるか疑念を抱いていた。
  • その後、ドイツ軍は1917年3月16日に予定通り、ノワン突出部からヒンデンブルク線への主要な撤退を開始した。
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On 22/23 February, the Germans fell back another 3 mi (4.8 km) on a 15 mi (24 km) front. The Germans then withdrew from much of the R. I Stellung to the R. II Stellung on 11 March, forestalling a British attack, which was not noticed by the British until dark on 12 March; the main German withdrawal from the Noyon salient to the Hindenburg Line (Operation Alberich) commenced on schedule on 16 March.[Defensive positions held by the German army on the Somme after November 1916 were in poor condition, the garrisons were exhausted and censors of correspondence from front-line soldiers reported tiredness and low morale. The situation left the German command doubtful that the army could withstand a resumption of the battle.

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>On 22/23 February, the Germans fell back another 3 mi (4.8 km) on a 15 mi (24 km) front. The Germans then withdrew from much of the R. I Stellung to the R. II Stellung on 11 March, forestalling a British attack, which was not noticed by the British until dark on 12 March; the main German withdrawal from the Noyon salient to the Hindenburg Line (Operation Alberich) commenced on schedule on 16 March. ⇒2月22/23日に、ドイツ軍は15マイル(24キロ)幅前線をさらに3マイル(4.8キロ)後退した。それから3月11日には、第R. I戦線のドイツ軍の多くが、そこから第R. II戦線まで撤退した。そうして英国軍の攻撃に前もって対処したので、それは3月12日の夜まで英国軍に気づかれなかった。(さらに)主要ドイツ軍のノヨン突出部からヒンデンブルク戦線への撤退(アルベリヒ作戦)は、予定通り3月16日に始まった。 >Defensive positions held by the German army on the Somme after November 1916 were in poor condition, the garrisons were exhausted and censors of correspondence from front-line soldiers reported tiredness and low morale. The situation left the German command doubtful that the army could withstand a resumption of the battle. ⇒1916年11月以降、ソンムでドイツ方面軍によって保持されていた防御陣地はひどい状態になって、駐屯軍は疲弊し、最前線兵員からの通信官は、疲労と士気の低下を報告した。ドイツ軍司令官にとっては、戦いの再開に耐えることができるかどうか疑わしい状況となっていたのである。

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