| Places | |
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| Accession Number | EZ0095 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half-plate negative |
| Maker |
British Official Photographer Unknown British Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Pozieres Area, Pozieres |
| Date made | 28 August 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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The main street of Pozieres after heavy bombardment by the British and the Germans, looking ...
Description
The main street of Pozieres after heavy bombardment by the British and the Germans, looking towards Bapaume. Note the shattered remains of trees. Between 23 July and early September 1916, the 1st, 2nd and 4th Divisions between them launched 19 attacks on German positions in and around the ruins of Pozieres. The Australians suffered 23,000 casualties while advancing two kilometres; British and Australian artillery were no match for German artillery and machine guns. The German bombardment was the heaviest and longest lasting experienced by the AIF during the First World War.