Battle of Pozières
1916 battle of World War I / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Pozières (23 July – 3 September 1916) took place in northern France around the village of Pozières, during the Battle of the Somme. The costly fighting ended with the British in possession of the plateau north and east of the village, in a position to menace the German bastion of Thiepval from the rear. The Australian official historian Charles Bean wrote that Pozières ridge "is more densely sown with Australian sacrifice than any other place on earth".
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Battle of Pozières | |||||||
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Part of the Battle of the Somme during the First World War | |||||||
Battle of the Somme 1 July – 18 November 1916 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
German Empire | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Douglas Haig Hubert Gough William Birdwood |
Fritz von Below Max von Boehn | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
12 divisions | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
I Anzac Corps c. 23,000 | |||||||
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