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47 views • April 24, 2018

Commemorating the Anzacs: 100 Years Since The End of WWI

Cathy He
2018 marks the centenary of the final campaigns during WWI. In 1918, Australian troops were involved in several critical battles on the Western Front, that ultimately led to Germany’s defeat in November. Hamel, 4 July Australian and US troops seized the town of Hamel in a battle lasting just 93 minutes. The attack was carefully planned by new commander Lieutenant General John Monash, who called it a “”brilliant success.’ The battle was a model of a “completely successful all-arms battle … set new standards of generalship, which were emulated subsequently by other commanders on the Western Front." Dr Christopher Clark, Where Australians fought: the encyclopaedia of Australia’s battles Amiens, 8 August Allied forces, led by Australian and Canadian Corps, launched a massive offensive near the town of Amiens. In just over 3 hours, Allied troops had overrun the enemy’s front line. Over 29,000 prisoners were captured and 116 towns and villages were liberated by the campaign. German General Ludendorff described the battle as "the black day of the German army.” Mont St Quentin and Péronne - August 31 to September 2 The Australian operation to capture the last German stronghold at Mont St Quentin, Which overlooked town of Péronne, has been regarded as the finest achievement of the Australian army in WWI. In a heavy and intense battle, Australian troops fought uphill to capture the heights, and later Péronne, forcing the Germans to retreat to their last line of defence – the Hindenburg Line. More than 60,000 Australian men were killed in WWI and more than 156,000 were wounded, gassed, or taken prisoner.
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