The disaster of Fromelles

By Bob Denner
Updated July 26 2016 - 8:06pm, first published 8:01pm
The disaster of Fromelles
The disaster of Fromelles

On the evening of 19 July the Australian 5th Division and the British 61st Division attacked the Fromelles ridge in a diversionary attack intended to draw German attention from the allies’ Somme operations. It was the first major battle fought by Australian troops on the Western Front.

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