Battle of Pozières
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The Battle of Pozières 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 e
The "Gibraltar" bunker, Pozières, in late August. A fatigue party laden with sandbags heads for the fighting at Mouquet Farm.
Road to Pozières: In the distance the village of Contalmaison is under German shellfire.
The view from Centre Way trench towards Mouquet Farm, August
The hill of the windmill
Fighting for Mouquet Farm
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The Fighting for Mouquet Farm took place between the British Reserve Army and the German Army during the Battle of the Somme. The fighting began on 23 July. The farm was captured by the 3rd Canadian D
Battle of Pozières
…the second defensive trench system, which had become known to the British as the O.G. (Old German) lines. This German second line extended from beyond Mouquet Farm in the north, ran behind Pozières to the east, then south towards the Bazentin ridge and the villages of Bazentin le Petit and Longueval. On 14 July…
Mouquet farm, Pozières, by Fred Leist
Mouquet Farm and its defences, June 1916
Mouquet Farm and its defences, September 1916