After leaving Gallipoli, Australian infantry units were transferred to:
Britain
Australia
Germany
Russia
France
Somme was:
A river in Northern France
A battle fought in 1914
A Palace in Germany
The Somme Campaign spanned from 1914 - 1918
The battle of Somme was from:
July to November 1916
August to September 1918
25 June 1914 to 15 January 1918
The battle of Fromelles was one of the worst 24-hour periods in Australia's military history with over 5,000 casualties.
In the battle of Somme, the British plan failed because: Select all the correct boxes
The Germans trenches could withstand heavy bombardment.
The French and British artillery fire stopped early.
The troops were massacred by German gunfire as they left their trenches.
The British were bad gunners and didn't know how to aim properly.
The French were under-prepared and too dependent on the British.
There were 32,000 Australian casualties in the battle of Somme
Who was the Australian General during the battle of Hamel?
John Monash
James Cook
James Stirling
In the battle of Hamel Australian and Americans were killed in action. About Germans were captred and approximately were killed.
Click all the battles on the Western Front
Batttle of Ypres
Battle of Festubert
Battle of Verdun
Gallipoli
Battle of Somme
Battle of Beersheba
Battle of Bataan
The battle of Somme settled into a that lasted til
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