Capture of Ovillers
Ovillers-la-Boisselle (Ovillers to the British in 1916) is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France, on the D 929 road, 14 miles (22 km) north-east of Amiens. The village is north-east of Aveluy, south-west of Pozières. The XIV Reserve Corps (Generalleutnant [Lieutenant-General] Richard von Schubert then Generalleutnant Hermann von Stein from 14 September) began operations west of Bapaume in late September 1914. By 29 September, the attack had been stopped by the French around Fricourt and La Boisselle, south of Ovillers but skirmishing around the village continued for the rest of the year.
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Capture of Ovillers
Ovillers-la-Boisselle (Ovillers to the British in 1916) is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France, on the D 929 road, 14 miles (22 km) north-east of Amiens. The village is north-east of Aveluy, south-west of Pozières. The XIV Reserve Corps (Generalleutnant [Lieutenant-General] Richard von Schubert then Generalleutnant Hermann von Stein from 14 September) began operations west of Bapaume in late September 1914. By 29 September, the attack had been stopped by the French around Fricourt and La Boisselle, south of Ovillers but skirmishing around the village continued for the rest of the year.
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Ovillers-la-Boisselle (Oviller ...... recaptured for the last time.
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