View of the area near Pozieres showing Mametz Wood and the German stronghold known as Gibraltar ...

View of the area near Pozieres showing Mametz Wood and the German stronghold known as Gibraltar (far left). The Albert to Bapaume road and railway line are visible on the left. In the centre and on the right are two wooden memorial crosses. This area was the scene of severe fighting by Australian troops in July and August 1916. Gibraltar was a concrete tower, once part of a farmhouse, that was reinforced with steel grid and from which German machine-gun fire was able to cover all of the surrounding area. The stronghold, named Gibraltar by the British because of its strength, remained standing after Pozieres was reduced to rubble between 13-17 July 1916 and was eventually captured the same month by Australians forces. This panorama is one of a series taken by the Australian War Records Section. The original is a 10 inch x 36 inch long 'Cirkut' camera nitrate negative.