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Pozieres Ridge 6, Somme day 28


Engagement/Skirmish Name : Pozieres Ridge 6, Somme day 28

Date(s) : 28 July 1916

Part of : First World War , The Western Front , The Battle of the Somme ,

Outcome : An inconclusive engagement between British & Commonwealth Forces and German Forces

Type of battle : Land

Summary

On XIII Corps front a strong German attack at 2130hrs was driven off. On XV Corps front their 5th Div. made an advance of two to three hundred yards on a six hundred wide front without opposition.