Storming of Heudicourt Village 1917

Following a short artillery barrage, British troops rush the German entrenchments stretched across the street in the French village of Heudicourt. Following severe hand-to-hand fighting, the British force prevailed and the village was taken. It was subsequently re-taken by German forces in March 1918 and returned to Allied possession in September 1918

Barricade Bayonet Bayonets Entrenchments Fortunino Matania Storming

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