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The Capture of Hill 60 (17 April – 7 May 1915) took place near Hill 60 south of Ypres on the Western Front, during the First World War. Hill 60 had been captured by the German 30th Division on 11 November 1914, during the First Battle of Ypres (19 October – 22 November 1914).
Paths of Glory is a 1957 American anti-war film [5] co-written and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb, [6] which was based on the Souain corporals affair during World War I.
Antill was born on 26 January 1866 at the family estate of Jarvisfield, in Picton, New South Wales. [2] His parents were John Macquarie Antill (1822–1900) [3] and Jessie Hassall Campbell (1834–1917); [4] he was the second of their surviving sons.
Western Front; Part of the European theatre of World War I: Clockwise from top left: Men of the Royal Irish Rifles, concentrated in the trench, right before going over the top on the First day on the Somme; British soldier carries a wounded comrade from the battlefield on the first day of the Somme; A young German soldier during the Battle of Ginchy; American infantry storming a German bunker ...
This list of military engagements of World War I covers terrestrial, maritime, and aerial conflicts, including campaigns, operations, defensive positions, and sieges. . Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period o
The Battle of the Hills (French: Bataille des Monts) also known as the Battle of the Hills of Champagne and the Third Battle of Champagne, was a battle of the First World War that was fought from April–May 1917.
Hill 60 is a World War I battlefield memorial site and park in the Zwarteleen area of Zillebeke south of Ypres, Belgium.It is located about 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) from the centre of Ypres and directly on the railway line to Comines.
The Battle of Hill 60 was one of the last major assault of the Gallipoli Campaign.It was launched on 21 August 1915 to coincide with the attack on Scimitar Hill made from the Suvla front by Major-General H. de B. De Lisle's British IX Corps, Frederick Stopford having been replaced in the few days previous.