Battle of Hamel 1918
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 4 July 1918 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1918 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | World War I era (1914–1918) | derived from year |
| Location | France | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Western Front, World War I | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United States | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 49.8986, 2.5814 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Hamel was an attack by Australian Army and US Army infantry, supported by Tank Corps tanks, against German positions in and around the town of Le Hamel, in northern France, during World War I. The attack was planned and led by Lieutenant General John Monash, commander of the Australian Corps, and took place on 4 July 1918.
Many of the tactics employed, such as the use of combined arms, illustrated the evolution of military tactics, from the massed attacks mounted earlier in the war. The objectives were achieved within 93 minutes, just three minutes longer than Monash's calculated battle time.
To give the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) combat experience, the five Australian infantry brigades involved were augmented by ten companies from US Army battalions. Six of these US infantry companies were withdrawn from the front line before seeing action. Hamel was the first time during the war that elements of the AEF were commanded operationally by non-American officers.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Hamel (revision 1378293510), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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