Capture of Combles
Combles lies 30 miles (48 km) north-east of Amiens and 10 miles (16 km) east of Albert, on the D 20 Rancourt–Guillemont road, 8 miles (13 km) south of Bapaume, in the Combles valley a hollow between outcrops of Bazentin Ridge, between Morval to the north, Ginchy to the north-west and Falfemont Farm to the west. North of the village the valley widens into a basin, which forks north-east around the Morval Spur. In late September 1914, military operations took place in the vicinity, when the II Bavarian Corps was engaged by French Territorial divisions in an encounter battle. The French divisions were forced back and the two divisions of the II Bavarian Corps, advanced westwards on the north side of the Somme, eventually being stopped around Maricourt, Montauban and Fricourt. Combles became a
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Capture of Combles
Combles lies 30 miles (48 km) north-east of Amiens and 10 miles (16 km) east of Albert, on the D 20 Rancourt–Guillemont road, 8 miles (13 km) south of Bapaume, in the Combles valley a hollow between outcrops of Bazentin Ridge, between Morval to the north, Ginchy to the north-west and Falfemont Farm to the west. North of the village the valley widens into a basin, which forks north-east around the Morval Spur. In late September 1914, military operations took place in the vicinity, when the II Bavarian Corps was engaged by French Territorial divisions in an encounter battle. The French divisions were forced back and the two divisions of the II Bavarian Corps, advanced westwards on the north side of the Somme, eventually being stopped around Maricourt, Montauban and Fricourt. Combles became a
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Combles lies 30 miles (48 km) ...... the Second Battle of Bapaume.
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1916-09-26
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British-French victory
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Combles lies 30 miles (48 km) ...... and Fricourt. Combles became a
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