Oliver Nugent
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Major-General Sir Oliver Stewart Wood Nugent, was a British Army officer known for his command of the 36th Division during the First World War and particularly at the Battle of the Somme.
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King George V reviews the 36th (Ulster) Division at Aldershot, 30 September 1915. Lord Kitchener rides in the centre of the three riders behind him, with Major General Nugent, GOC 36th Division, to Kitchener's right.
Capture of Schwaben Redoubt
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The Capture of Schwaben Redoubt was a tactical incident in the Battle of the Somme 1916, during the First World War. The redoubt was a German strong point 500–600 yd long and 200 yd wide, built in sta
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…Hour on the first day of the Battle of the Somme in July 1916. This allowed his soldiers to gain an advantage and capture their first objective, the Schwaben Redoubt. However, the failure of the divisions either side to get forward caused the attack to falter, and eventually the 36th Division withdrew in some disorder…
British aerial photograph of German trenches north of Thiepval; Schwaben Redoubt is the network of trenches in the upper right of the photograph.
Aerial photograph of Thiepval under bombardment, 1916 (IWM Q 63740)
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"Schwaben Redoubt" by William Orpen (IWM Art.IWM ART 3000)