Operations on the Ancre took place from 11 January – 13 March 1917, between the British Fifth Army and the German 1st Army, on the Somme front during the...
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Thiepval Memorial (redirect from Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme)
by the British on 17 March 1917 (see Operations on the Ancre, January–March 1917). Seven Victoria Cross recipients are listed on the memorial, under...
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1917 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in January 1917: British troopship...
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Sorrel Battle of the Somme Battle of Fromelles Battle of Pozières Battle of Ginchy 1917 Operations on the Ancre, January–March 1917 Operation Alberich Nivelle...
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to resist further attacks. British attacks resumed in the Operations on the Ancre in January 1917. V Corps: three hundred and sixty-four 18-pounder guns...
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1917 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in March 1917: Colonel General...
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173rd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (category Siege batteries of the Royal Garrison Artillery)
to 40th HAG on 2 February, while Fifth Army carried out a series of small Operations on the Ancre, January–March 1917. On 21 March 1917, 173rd Siege...
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V Corps (United Kingdom) (category Corps of the British Army in World War I)
Official History 1917 Volume I. The Long, Long Trail. "The operations on the Ancre January–March 1917". 1914-1918.net. Retrieved 24 May 2011. The Long, Long...
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of Albert, on the left bank of the Ancre, or the high ground west of the devastated town, it had been decided to adopt the latter course. The ruins of Albert...
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and the rest of Germany. From 11 January to 13 March 1917, the British Fifth Army attacked the German 1st Army positions in the Ancre river valley, on the...
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110th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (category Siege batteries of the Royal Garrison Artillery)
December, the battery transferring to the command of 21st HAG on 10 December. The battery supported the minor Operations on the Ancre, January–March 1917, by...
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91st Brigade (United Kingdom) (category Infantry brigades of the British Army in World War I)
elements supported the attack on Ginchy. Operations on the Ancre, January–March 1917: On 10 January 91st Bde captured Munich Trench on the Beaumont-Hamel...
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93rd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (category Siege batteries of the Royal Garrison Artillery)
series of small Operations on the Ancre, January–March 1917. 93rd Siege Bty then transferred to 1st HAG on 26 March as Fifth Army followed the German Army's...
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made by the Reserve/Fifth Army. Larger operations resumed in January 1917. The Battle of the Ancre Heights was fought after Haig made plans for the Third...
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Hindenburg Line (redirect from Advance to the Hindenburg Line)
comprising Operations on the Ancre 11 January – 13 March 1917 and the German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line 14 March – 5 April 1917. The first two German reserve...
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63rd (Royal Naval) Division (category Infantry divisions of the British Army in World War I)
shit Shute. On the north bank of the Ancre, the 63rd Division attacked on 17 February, with the 188th Brigade and two battalions of the 189th Brigade...
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South Alberta Regiment (redirect from The South Alberta Regiment)
while the South Albertas continued through World War II. Mount Sorrel Somme, 1916, '18 Flers–Courcelette Thiepval Ancre Heights Ancre, 1916 Arras, 1917, '18...
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44th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (category Siege batteries of the Royal Garrison Artillery)
February for the Operations on the Ancre, January–March 1917. Next it was with First Army, first with 55th HAG, then from 18 March with 26th HAG. First Army...
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1917 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in February 1917: James Alexander...
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Royal Green Jackets (redirect from The Royal Green Jackets)
Morval, Le Transloy, Ancre Heights, Ancre 1916, 18, Bapaume 1917, 18, Arras 1917, 18, Vimy 1917, Scarpe 1917, 18, Arleux, Messines 1917, 18, Pilckem, Menin...
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70th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (category Siege batteries of the Royal Garrison Artillery)
which continued to attack on the Ancre Heights until mid-November, and minor operations there through the winter. On 22 March 1917, 70th Siege Bty moved north...
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The Battle of the Ancre Heights (1 October – 11 November 1916), is the name given to the continuation of British attacks after the Battle of Thiepval Ridge...
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Seaforth Highlanders (redirect from The Duke of Albany's Seaforth Highlanders (The Ross-shire Buffs))
Pozières, Flers-Courcelette, Le Transloy, Ancre Heights, Ancre 1916, Arras 1917 '18, Vimy 1917, Scarpe 1917 '18, Arleux, Pilckem, Menin Road, Polygon...
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69th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (category Siege batteries of the Royal Garrison Artillery)
before the Somme offensive died out in mid-November. It supported the continuing Operations on the Ancre, January–March 1917. On 30 January 1917, Maj Carr...
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Thiepval, Ancre Heights, Ancre 1916, Bapaume 1917-18, Arras 1917, Scarpe 1917, Arleux, Bullecourt, Battle of Hill 70, 1917-18, Battle of Ypres 1917-18, Battle...
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50th Battalion (Calgary), CEF (category Use Canadian English from January 2023)
on 3 June 1917. The battalion was ordered to Ancre Heights in October. Ancre Heights was the scene of Canada's first involvement in the Battle of the...
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78th Battalion (Winnipeg Grenadiers), CEF (category Use Canadian English from January 2023)
and the Military Medal. The 78th Battalion was awarded the following battle honours: SOMME, 1916 Ancre Heights Ancre, 1916 ARRAS, 1917, '18 Vimy, 1917 Ypres...
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32nd Division (United Kingdom) (category Use dmy dates from March 2015)
of the Ancre Heights (32nd Divisional Artillery only), 23 October–11 November Battle of the Ancre, 17–19 November Operations on the Ancre, 11 January–15...
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1st Cornwall (Duke of Cornwall's) Artillery Volunteers (category Coast defence units and formations of the British Army)
small Operations on the Ancre, January–March 1917, and on the fringe of the Arras Offensive. In July the battery switched to Second Army in the Ypres...
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1916 Pozières Flers-Courcelette Thiepval Ancre Heights Ancre, 1916 ARRAS, 1917, '18 Vimy, 1917 Arleux Scarpe, 1917, '18 HILL 70 Passchendaele AMIENS Drocourt-Quéant...
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