First Battle of Dernancourt
The First Battle of Dernancourt was fought on 28 March 1918. It involved a force of the German 2nd Army attacking elements of the VII Corps, which included British and Australian troops. The Germans suffered about 550 casualties during the battle, and the Australians lost at least 137 killed or wounded.
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The First Battle of Dernancourt was fought on 28 March 1918. It involved a force of the German 2nd Army attacking elements of the VII Corps, which included British and Australian troops. The Australian 3rd and 4th Divisions had been sent south from Belgium to help stem the tide of German Spring Offensive towards Amiens. The Germans suffered about 550 casualties during the battle, and the Australians lost at least 137 killed or wounded. The British 35th Division suffered 1,540 casualties from 25 to 30 March. In the week following the battle the Germans renewed their attempts to advance in the sector, culminating in the Second Battle of Dernanceourt on 5 April, when the Germans were defeated in desperate fighting. The Battle of the Ancre was the last major battle of World War I, and was won by the British 3rd Division, commanded by Brigadier General Arthur Marindin. The battle took place between 25 and 30 March 1918, and involved the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th, 38th, 39th, 40th, 41st, 42nd, 43rd, 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th, 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th, 57th, 58th, 59th, 60th, 61st, 62nd, 63rd, 64th, 65th, 68th, 69th, 70th, 72nd, 73rd, 74th, 78th, 79th, 80th, 81st, 82nd, 83rd, 84th, 86th, 87th, 88th, 89th, 90th, 91st, 92nd, 93rd, 94th, 100th, 104th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 102d, 103d, 108th, 109th, 110th, 111th, 112th, 113th, 114th, 116th, 123d, 113rd, 114, 113d, 118th, 115th, 118, 123rd, 122nd, 123, 124th, 130th, 135th, 138th, 139th, 144th, 145th, 155th, 156th, 165th, 167th, 168th, 175th, 173rd, 174th, 177th, 178th, 179th, 184th, 185th, 181st, 177d, 228th, 239th, 230th, 236th, 247th, 248th, 252nd, 239d, 247d, 248d, 256th, 253d, 252d, 254d, 255th, 256d, 257d, 268d, 277d, 287d, 288d, 298d, 303d, 306d, 308d, 312d, 307d, 301d, 304d, 302d, 401d, 311d, 431d, 365d, 404d, 406d, 501d, 423d, 422d, 504e, 401e, 423e, 441f, 442f, 401f, 423f, 501e, 406e, 501f, 605e, 606f, 510e, 510d, 607f, 504f, 620e, 705f, 625f, 706f,.
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