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	Rxpress - Trench warfare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Germans actively pursued a strategy of attrition in the Battle of Verdun, the sole purpose of which was to "bleed the French Army white".
		The role of artillery in an infantry attack was twofold: firstly in preparation by killing or driving off the enemy garrison and destroying his defences, and secondly in protecting the attacking infantry by providing an impenetrable "barrage" or curtain of shells to prevent an enemy counter-attack.
		At the start of the Battle of Berlin, the last major assault of World War II, the Russians attacked over the river Oder against German troops dug in on the Seelow Heights, which are about 50 km east of Berlin.
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		The battle from almost every point of view was a dismal failure, and the rate of casualties was perhaps the highest then recorded.
		It was to take part in two big battles in the vicinity and add greatly to its honours and leave many of its members entombed in soldiers' graves in what was to be perhaps the biggest graveyard of its kind in the world.
		Despite the training the men had undergone before the battle, there was a good deal of time devoted to field work, as in view of the experience gained and the lessons learned in the recent attack new tactics had to be evolved.
	www.gutenberg.org /files/16974/16974.txt (23841 words)

	battle-loos
		Robert Graves, who was in the battle wrote that one front-line report at 05.30 hours said, ‘Dead calm.
		South of the corps boundary, the Vermelles to Hulluch road, the gas had proven its worth, but further north in Gough’s 1 Corps area alongside the la Bassée Canal the officer in charge of gas on 6th Brigade’s front decided not to turn on the gas because the wind wasn’t right.
		The battle ventured on without concentrated central effort or achievement until the firs week in October.
	users.telenet.be /sbt-ypers/battle-loos.html (1543 words)

	Royal Munster Fusiliers @ HockeyLiving.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In the April Battle of Gallipoli, at the failed "V" beach landing at Cape Helles it suffered severe casualties, necessitating its amalgamating with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers 1st Battalion, which suffered equal decimation.
		The subsequent battle was a complete success militarily, the two divisions showing great fortitude - advancing over two miles in a few days with minimal losses, incredible by Western Front standards.
		It suffered severe casualties in an epic stand with the arduous task of stemming the German advance in the Battle of Mons, acting as rearguard for the British retreat.
	www.hockeyliving.com /info/Royal_Munster_Fusiliers (1054 words)

	The Western Front Association : Map Room
		Battle of Loos, the battle lines of the 1st British Army at daybreak and at nightfall on September 25, 1915.
		The Battle of the Somme : positions on Thiepval Ridge, September 14 - October 31, 1916.
		The Battles of the Ancre : British advances from October, 1916 to February 28, 1917.
	www.westernfrontassociation.com /thegreatwar/maproom.php (935 words)

	The Battle of Loos 1915
		Taking place on ground not of their choosing and before stocks of ammunition and heavy artillery were sufficient, the opening of the battle was noteworthy for the first use of poison gas by the British Army.
		The preliminary bombardment gave away all elements of surprise regards location of the battle, but all steps were to be taken to keep some surprise with regard to the time of the attack.
		Embarrassed at how late is their arrival at the battle front, he is forced to deploy the two Divisions piecemeal to support the units already in action.
	www.1914-1918.net /BATTLES/bat13_loos/bat.htm (10380 words)

	Contemporary account of the Battle of Loos from the Royal West Kent Regiment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The officers had already been told that they were going into the biggest battle the world had ever known, and where also told that their role would be to march through to Douai and hold it, a task which was considerably modified before we actually reached the battle.
		The Battle of Loos was now in full swing, and many prisoners and wounded were coming down from the line, but no very definite information could be got from them.
		Shelling directed from behind hill 70 and from the south-eastern part of Hulluch was also very heavy, and two field guns were brought up to a position from which they took the attack first from the flank and later from the left rear, firing practically over open sights.
	www.colson.uklinux.net /ww1/psmith/battleofloos.HTM (1195 words)

	FINDINGS
		The remnants of the Regular and Territorial battalions after the battles of 1914 and early to mid 1915 were insufficient to launch and sustain a major attack.
		Later in the battle the Germans used gas shells for the first time which could be placed where they would have maximum impact, their development of gas technology allowing them to focus the gas rather than by dispersing it widely by discharging it from gas cylinders.
		After the earlier battles, training to tell soldiers what actions to follow when halted by barbed wire barriers and by machine-gun and rifle fire should have been provided to reduce the level of casualties caused by ignorance of what to do.
	stu.magd.cam.ac.uk /~ngb22/befbattles/cstudy/loos2.htm (1099 words)

	Biographical Sketches. Untermeyer, Louis, ed. 1920. Modern British Poetry
		Some of his most adroit lines may be found in his In Cap and Bells (1902) and The Battle of the Bays (1892).
		Henry Newbolt was born at Bilston in 1862.
		On October 13, 1915, he was killed in action near Hulluch.
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	Battle of Loos Photos 1915
		This famous landmark was in the 47th (London) Division area of advance during the battle.
		This photograph was taken by author and historian John Giles in the 1960s and shows a view from the slopes of Hill 70 towards Hulluch.
		The chateau was used as an Advanced Dressing Station during the Battle of Loos.
	www.battlefields1418.50megs.com /loos_photos.htm (555 words)

	The Battle of Loos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		On this day B and C companies of the Battalion were holding the front line, with A and D in a new assembly trench sixty yards behind; 14 officers and 536 other ranks went into action.
		The ground was flat and open, and they reached the German trenches in 3 minutes; but the wire was thick and uncut, and both the attackers and the supporting platoons of B company, who followed on behind with picks and shovels, lost many men from the fire of machineguns on either flank.
		Few actions aroused more criticism at the time than the battle of Loos, but it is certain that The Black Watch, with other units of its Division, had once again given the enemy a proof of their spirit.
	www.mercermillions.co.uk /misc/battle_of_loos.htm (1005 words)

	C.A. Greenleaf
		One of the outstanding incidents of heroism in the early days of the Somme advance was the stand made by a handful of Royal West Kents, almost surrounded by an overwhelming number of the enemy, in Trones Wood.
		Following the battle, the Battalion were rapidly brought up to strength again and hurried off to the trenches south east of Ypres.
		He died during the closing stages of the Battle of the Somme, which commenced on July 1st 1916 and had raged all autumn to peter out in the atrocious weather in mid November 1916.
	www.geocities.com /abbertonroh/greenleaf.htm (914 words)

	Irish Battallions - RDF Major Battles
		The Irish Brigades of the 16th (Irish) were in the trenches at Hulluch when the Germans launched a gas attack on April 27th, 1916.
		The Battle of the Somme began on June 24, 1916, bombarding the Germans with 1.7 million shells.
		Three 2nd RDF companies participated in the second wave of the attack, going to battle with 23 officers and 480 other ranks: 14 officers and 311 other ranks were casualties.
	www.greatwar.ie /ire_batmb.html (1706 words)

	Account of the Battle of Loos from "The Western Front" by Richard Holmes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Their artillery was "An unknown quantity" (scarcely surprising, given its shortage of guns, ammunition and range-space) and the infantry was not well enough trained to go slraight into the line.
		If he put IX Corps at Haig's disposal from the outset, there was always the risk that Haig would commit it to battle come what may: French wanted to be sure that the gap really was there before Haking's green troops were shoved into it.
		Haig was not at all pleased that the General Reserve was being held back, and wrote that it was 'impossible to discuss military problems with an unreasoning brain of this kind'.
	www.colson.uklinux.net /ww1/psmith/bbcbattleofloos.htm (1474 words)

	WW1, 1914-18, Loos
		The unit had only been in France for three weeks, hadn't done it's appenticeship in the trenches as was customary plus had marched hard to get to the start point without rations.
		The Buffs attacked an objective at Hulluch, they had to cross a stretch of no mans land a mile wide.
		The 6th Buffs were to be committed on October 13th, also at Hulluch, a cruel coincidence that they would be clambering over the bodies of men of a sister battalion.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/kylet1/loos.htm (932 words)

	Heath Raymond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Brigade entered this battle on a dull and cloudy 18th October 1914, by initially advancing from positions near Zonnebeke towards Menin before encountering resistance and being withdrawn towards the end of the day in order to face the perceived threat from the east.
		On the 18th, the plan of action for the battalion’s part in the battle was explained to the officers.
		On 1st July 1916, the Battle of Somme commenced in France, and reinforcements were required due to the high casualty rate.
	www.ewhurstfallen.co.uk /Men-research/heath/Heath%20R.htm (3362 words)

	A.F. Pollard - A Short History Of The Great War - Chapter IX
		That battle was the principal British effort, and it only fell short of a real victory because the reserves were not on the spot to follow up the initial success which might almost seem to have surprised the higher command.
		A fortnight's battle in the West cost the Allies as much as nine months in the Dardanelles, though in the former it was the French and in the latter the British who bore the brunt.
		The optimism of the civilians with regard to the Dardanelles was capped by the optimism of the soldiers on the Western front; and neither was in a position to throw stones at the strategy of the other.
	www.ibiblio.org /HTMLTexts/Albert_Frederick_Pollard/A_Short_History_Of_The_Great_War/chapter09.html (5747 words)

	The Great War, Ireland and the Forgotten Battle By Gary Enright
		The 16th Divisions was withdrawn from the Hulluch sector on the 24th August and travelled to Corbie, east of Amiens.
		The history of the battle speaks of “impetuous Irishmen charging in a wild rush” and the war correspondent of the Daily Chronicle reported “that the charge of the Irish troops through Guillemont was one of the most astonishing feats of war, all most too fast A wild and irresistible assault”.
		Their capture had some tactical value but in realistic terms the only justification for these battles was that they played some small part in the steady process of wearing down the Germans.
	www.angelfire.com /pe/riversdale/Greatwar.html (1363 words)

	The Battle of Loos: 25 September 1915
		Following the battle the tree was rather unceremoniously cut down by the British soldiers, many of whom kept a piece as a souvenir.
		However, in 1995 on the 80th anniversary of the battle, the Western Front Association approached the landowner and asked if they could replant a tree on the site and he agreed.
		This is situated on the D 39 between Hulluch and Vermelles.
	www.webmatters.net /france/ww1_loos_3.htm (495 words)

	St. Mary's A.D.S. Cemetery
		The Cemetery is to be found on the D39, Hulluch to Vermelles road.
		The village of Haisnes was reached, or nearly reached, by the 9th (Scottish) and 7th Divisions on the 25th September, 1915, the first day of the Battle of Loos; and parts of the commune were the scene of desperate fighting in the Actions of the Hohenzollern Redoubt (13th-15th October, 1915).
		The cemetery was made after the Armistice, by the concentration of graves from the battlefield of Loos; the great majority of the graves are those of men who fell in September and October, 1915.
	ww1cemeteries.com /ww1frenchextension/stmarysads.htm (283 words)

	The Battle of Loos. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The ground to be covered sloped gradually down to the Lens- La Bassee road, and from there rose to the main German positions, about 1,100 yards beyond, near the crest of Hill 70.
		The enemy brought a very heavy rifle, machine-gun, and artillery fire to bear on the attacking lines, and shortened his range to keep pace with the advance with wonderful precision ; but the casualties up to this point, though severe, were not inordinately heavy.
		Shelling directed from behind hill 70 and from the south-eastern part of Hulluch was also very heavy, and two field guns were brought up to a position from which they took the attack first from the flank and later from the left rear, firing practically
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	Somme : Texts : Personal Accounts : Germans on the Somme
		On July 15, one of the greatest days in the history of the Somme battles, the British troops broke the German second line at Longueval and the Bazentins, and inflicted great losses upon the enemy, who fought with their usual courage until the British bayonets were among them.
		Then began the long battle of the woods--Devil's Wood, High Wood, Trones Wood--continued through August with most fierce and bloody fighting, which ended in our favour and forced the enemy back, gradually but steadily, in spite of the terrific bombardments which filled those woods with hell-fire, and the constant counter-attacks delivered by the Germans.
		It is, indeed, fair and just to say that throughout these battles of the Somme up to the present day our men have fought against an enemy hard to beat, grim and resolute, and inspired sometimes with the courage of despair, which is hardly less dangerous than the courage of hope.
	leoklein.com /itp/somme/texts/gibbs_1917.html (7489 words)

	Loos
		Hulluch, a small village still in possession of the Germans, was to our left front.
		Midway between Hill 70 and Hulluch and immediately to the front of our position, there was a long stretch of open country which sloped gently forward for six or eight hundred yards, and then rose gradually toward the sky-line.
		It is not in the heat of battle that men lose their reason.
	www.greatwardifferent.com /Great_War/Americans/Kitcheners_Mob_02.htm (9624 words)

	The Irish Guards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The battle of the Marne for all intensive purposes ended the open field warfare and led to the stalemate that would last years.
		The battle of the Marne also dispelled any hopes that the war would be over by Christmas.
		With the battle for Cuinchy, the Guards Brigade changed it’s overall tactics, changing from one battalion supporting another to each battalion supporting itself by placing two companies forward and holding two in reserve.
	www.irishguards.net /IG1914.htm (5789 words)

	The Queens Own Buffs Message Forum - A Bravenet.com Forum
		The 8th Battalion were thrust into the Battle of Loos on 26 Sept 1915.
		They attacked Hulluch at 11:00 and came under heavy enfilade fire as they made their way up the eastern slope.
		The division on their right retired forcing the Buffs to retire to some trenches SW of Hulluch.
	pub7.bravenet.com /forum/589504941/fetch/526290 (322 words)

	St Mary's Advanced Dressing Station Cemetery
		The village was reached, or nearly reached, by the 9th (Scottish) and 7th Divisions on the 25th September 1915, the first day of the Battle of Loos; and parts of the commune were the scene of desperate fighting in the Actions of the Hohenzollern Redoubt (13th-15th October 1915).
		St Mary's Advanced Dressing Station was established, during the Battle of Loos, and the cemetery named from it is at the same place.
		Kipling and his wife were distraught after the loss of their only son but their efforts to trace his body's whereabouts came to nothing.
	www.webmatters.net /cwgc/st_mary_ads.htm (571 words)

	Flashcards about Great Battles
		Nevertheless, the battle was decisive in the sense that an Ottoman victory probably would have made the Ottoman Empire supreme in the Mediterranean.
		He was defeated at the Battle of the Boyne and died in exile in France.
		The Battle of the Coral Sea, in early May 1942, was arguably the turning point in the Pacific theatre of World War II.
	www.studystack.com /flashcard-16437 (2435 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> cs:1916 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		April 27 - Battle of Hulluch in World War One, 47th Brigade, 16th Irish Division decimated in one of the most heavily-concentrated gas attacks of the war
		October 27 - Battle of Segale: Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu, is defeated by Fitawrari Habte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zauditu.
		December 23 - World War I: Battle of Magdhaba - In the Sinai desert, Australian and New Zealand mounted troops capture the Turkish garrison.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/cs:1916 (2126 words)

	British 16th (Irish) Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At Loos they got their introduction to trench warfare in January and February 1916, and suffered greatly in the Battle of Hulluch, April 27-29, 1916.
		In early 1917, the division took part in the Battle of Messines, due to their recognition and reputation.
		Their major actions ended in the summer of 1917 at the Battle of Passchendaele.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_16th_(Irish)_Division (735 words)

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