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Australian Remembrance Trail in Belgium and France

Stop 1 – Australian National Memorial at Villers-BretonneuxFollow our self-guided audio tour of t

Australians in the Battle of Amiens 8 to 11 August 1918

Lead up to the battle Between late March and late July 1918, the strategy of the German Army on the Western Front was first to force a wedge between the British and French armies and then

Australians in the Battle of Mont St Quentin 31 August to 3 Sept 1918

… we reached a trench strongly held by the enemy. With bomb and bayonet we forced them back, making our way gradually along …

Battle of Hamel 4 July 1918

Role of the AustraliansThe Allies aimed to take the high ground east of the village of Le Hamel, south of the River Somme.

OUR AIRMEN PROMINENT IN INVASION (1944) newsclip (Image)

This article tells us about the involvement of Australian squadrons in the D-Day operations.
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