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Capture Of La Boisselle
The Capture of La Boisselle (1–6 July 1916) was a tactical incident during the Battle of Albert, the name given by the British to the first two weeks of the Battle of the Somme. The village of La Boisselle forms part of the small commune of Ovillers-la-Boisselle about north-east of Amiens in the Somme department in Picardy in northern France. To the north-east of La Boisselle lies Ovillers; by 1916, the village was called Ovillers by the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) to avoid confusion with La Boisselle, south of the road. On 1 July 1916, the first day on the Somme, La Boisselle was attacked by the 34th Division, III Corps but the bombardment had not damaged the German deep-mined dug-outs () and a German listening post overheard a British telephone conversation the day before, which gave away the attack. The III Corps divisions suffered more than and failed to capture La Boisselle or Ovillers, gaining only small footholds near the boundary with XV Corps to the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of The Somme
The Battle of the Somme (; ), also known as the Somme offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and the French Third Republic against the German Empire. It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916 on both sides of the upper reaches of the river Somme (river), Somme in France. The battle was intended to hasten a victory for the Allies of World War I, Allies. More than three million men fought in the battle, of whom more than one million were either wounded or killed, making it one of the List of battles by casualties, deadliest battles in human history. The French and British had planned an offensive on the Somme during the Chantilly Conferences, Chantilly Conference in December 1915. The Allies agreed upon a strategy of combined offensives against the Central Powers in 1916 by the French, Russian, British and Italian armies, with the Somme offensive as the Franco-British contribution. The French army was to undertake the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lochnagar Mine
The Lochnagar mine south of the village of La Boisselle in the Somme was an underground explosive charge, secretly planted by the British during the First World War, to be ready for 1 July 1916, the first day on the Somme. The mine was dug by the Tunnelling Companies of the Royal Engineers under a German field fortification known as (Swabian Height). A large crater survived the war known as the Lochnagar crater or the . The British named the mine after Lochnagar Street, the trench from which the gallery was driven. The charge at Lochnagar was one of 19 mines that were dug under the German lines on the British section of the Somme front, to assist the infantry advance at the start of the battle. The mine was sprung at on 1 July 1916 and left a crater deep and wide, which was captured and held by British troops. The attack on either flank was defeated by German small arms and artillery fire, except on the extreme right flank and just south of La Boisselle, north of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11th Army Corps (France)
The 11th Army Corps was a unit of the French Army that was created in 1870 and fought in the Franco-Prussian War, the First World War and in the early battles of the Second World War. After Erwin Rommel's Panzer Divisions crossed the Meuse The Meuse or Maas is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a total length of . History From 1301, the upper ... in late May 1940, the 11th Corps infantry were over-run. Commanders Franco Prussian War *1870 : général d'Aurelle de Paladines. World War I *5 November 1912 : général Lanrezac *10 April 1914 : général Eydoux *10 February 1915 : général Baumgarten *4 June 1916 : général Mangin *19 December 1916 : général Muteau *25 January 1917 : général de Maud'Huy *3 June 1918 : général Niessel *19 July 1918 : général Prax World War II * 1939 - 1940 Géneral Martin Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bécordel-Bécourt
Bécordel-Bécourt (; before 1900: ''Bécourt-Bécordel''Paul Decagny, ''L'arrondissement de Péronne, ou recherches sur les villes, bourgs, villages et hameaux qui le composent'' (J. Quentin, 1844), p182) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Situated on the D938 road, about southeast of Albert. History The village of Bécourt was destroyed in the First World War, see Battle of Albert (1914). Population See also *Communes of the Somme department The following is a list of the 771 communes of the Somme department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Somme (department) {{Péronne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XIV Reserve Corps (German Empire)
The XIV Reserve Corps () was a corps level command of the German Army in World War I. Formation XIV Reserve Corps was formed on the outbreak of the war in August 1914 as part of the mobilisation of the Army. It was initially commanded by General der Artillerie Richard von Schubert, brought out of retirement. It was still in existence at the end of the war in the 17th Army, ''Heeresgruppe Kronprinz'' Rupprecht on the Western Front. Structure on formation On formation in August 1914, XIV Reserve Corps consisted of two divisions, made up of reserve units. In general, Reserve Corps and Reserve Divisions were weaker than their active counterparts :Reserve Infantry Regiments did not always have three battalions nor necessarily contain a machine gun company :Reserve Jäger Battalions did not have a machine gun company on formation :Reserve Cavalry Regiments consisted of just three squadrons :Reserve Field Artillery Regiments usually consisted of two ''abteilungen'' of three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XIV Reserve Corps Advance From Bapaume, 27-28 September 1914 Png
14 (fourteen) is the natural number following 13 and preceding 15. Mathematics Fourteen is the seventh composite number. Properties 14 is the third distinct semiprime, being the third of the form 2 \times q (where q is a higher prime). More specifically, it is the first member of the second cluster of two discrete semiprimes (14, 15); the next such cluster is ( 21, 22), members whose sum is the fourteenth prime number, 43. 14 has an aliquot sum of 10, within an aliquot sequence of two composite numbers (14, 10, 8, 7, 1, 0) in the prime 7-aliquot tree. 14 is the third companion Pell number and the fourth Catalan number. It is the lowest even n for which the Euler totient \varphi(x) = n has no solution, making it the first even nontotient. According to the Shapiro inequality, 14 is the least number n such that there exist x_, x_, x_, where: :\sum_^ \frac < \frac, with and A |
3rd Royal Bavarian Division
The 3rd Royal Bavarian Division was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army which served alongside the Prussian Army as part of the Imperial German Army. The division was formed on November 27, 1815, as an Infantry Division of the Würzburg General Command (''Infanterie-Division des Generalkommandos Würzburg''). It was called the 3rd Army Division between 1822 and 1848, again between 1851 and 1859, and again from 1869 to 1872. It was called the 3rd Infantry Division from 1848 to 1851 (as well as during wartime) and was named the Nuremberg General Command from 1859 to 1869. From April 1, 1872, until mobilization for World War I, it was the 3rd Division.Wegner, p. 663; Bredow, pp. 1246, 1252. In 1901, it had swapped division numbers with the 5th Division. In Bavarian sources, it was not generally referred to as a "Royal Bavarian" division, as this was considered self-evident, but outside Bavaria, this designation was used for it, and other Bavarian units, to distinguish them from simi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Ancre
The Ancre (; ) is a river of Picardy, France. Rising at Miraumont, a hamlet near the town of Albert, it flows into the Somme at Corbie. It is long. For most of its length it flows through the department of Somme. For a short stretch near Puisieux, it forms the border with Pas-de-Calais. See also * Battle of the Ancre Heights (October 1916) * Battle of the Ancre The Battle of the Ancre was fought by the British Fifth Army (Lieutenant-General Hubert Gough), against the German 1st Army (General Fritz von Below). The Reserve Army had been renamed the Fifth Army on 30 October. The battle was the las ... (November 1916) References Rivers of France Rivers of Somme (department) Rivers of the Pas-de-Calais Rivers of Hauts-de-France {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Road
Roman roads ( ; singular: ; meaning "Roman way") were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state, built from about 300 BC through the expansion and consolidation of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. They provided efficient means for the overland movement of armies, officials, civilians, inland carriage of official communications, and trade goods. Roman roads were of several kinds, ranging from small local roads to broad, long-distance highways built to connect cities, major towns and military bases. These major roads were often stone-paved and metaled, cambered for drainage, and were flanked by footpaths, bridleways and drainage ditches. They were laid along accurately surveyed courses, and some were cut through hills or conducted over rivers and ravines on bridgework. Sections could be supported over marshy ground on rafted or piled foundations.Corbishley, Mike: "The Roman World", page 50. Warwick Press, 1986. At the peak of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
II Royal Bavarian Corps
The II Royal Bavarian Army Corps / II Bavarian AK () was a corps level command of the Royal Bavarian Army, part of the Imperial German Army, before and during World War I. As part of the 1868 army reform, the II Royal Bavarian Army Corps of the Bavarian Army was set up in 1869 in Würzburg as the ''Generalkommando'' (headquarters) for the northern part of the kingdom. With the formation of the III Royal Bavarian Corps in 1900 it was made responsible for Lower Franconia, parts of Upper Franconia and the Palatinate. Like all Bavarian formations, it was assigned to the IV Army Inspectorate which became the 6th Army at the start of the First World War. The Corps was disbanded at the end of the war. Franco-Prussian War The II Royal Bavarian Corps (along with the I Royal Bavarian Corps) participated in the Franco-Prussian War as part of the 3rd Army. It saw action in the battles of Wissembourg, Wörth and Sedan, and in the Siege of Paris. Peacetime organisation The 25 peace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Somme
The Somme ( , ; ) is a river in Picardy, northern France. The river is in length, from its source in the high ground of the former at Fonsomme near Saint-Quentin, to the Bay of the Somme, in the English Channel. It lies in the geological syncline which also forms the Solent. This gives it a fairly constant and gentle gradient where several fluvial terraces have been identified. Name The Somme river was known in ancient times as ''Samara''. It presumably means 'the summery river', that is to say the 'quiet river', stemming from an adjective *''sam-aro''- ('summery') itself derived from the Celtic root *''samo''- ('summer')., s.v. ''Samara'' and ''Samarobriva Ambianorum.'' The city of Amiens was also known as '' Samarobriva'' (Gaulish: 'bridge on the Samara'). It is attested by the early 1st century BC as the chief town of the Ambiani, an ancient Gallic tribe of the region. The modern department of Somme was named after this river. History left, '' King_Edward_III. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11th Division (France)
11th Division or 11th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 11th Division (Australia) * 11th Infantry Division (Bangladesh) * 11th Division (German Empire) * 11th Reserve Division (German Empire) * 11th Bavarian Infantry Division, a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army, part of the Imperial German Army, in World War I * 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division ''Nordland'' * 11th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 11th Infantry Division (Greece) * 11th Indian Division, a unit of the British Indian Army during World War I * 11th Infantry Division (India) * 11th Infantry Division Brennero, Kingdom of Italy * 11th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 11th Infantry Division (Pakistan) * 11th Infantry Division (Poland) * 11th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) * 11th Division (Spain) * 11th Division (Sri Lanka) * 11th Infantry Division (Thailand), se Apirat Kongsompong * 11th (East Africa) Division, a colonial unit of the British Empire during World War II * 11th (Northern) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
