ST. QUENTIN CANAL TUNNEL
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![](misc/canal_tun.jpg) View of the northern end of the St. Quentin Canal tunnel. This was a key strongpoint of the Hindenburg Line and a main objective of the 27th Division's attack. The tunnel and canal were built during the time of Napolean.
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Interior of the tunnel. The Germans built living quarters on barges moored inside the tunnel. The defenders of the Hindenburg line were well protected from artillery fire inside.
![](misc/canal_tun2.jpg) IMAGES COURTESY OF PATRICK LERNOUT, WAREGEM, BELGIUM
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