Page 7 - History of War - Issue 30-16
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THE SOMME: 1916-2016
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GET YOUR SOUVENIR SHOT!
Taken: 23 July 1916
Men of the 1st Anzac Division pose after taking
part in the Battle of Pozières Ridge – some
wearing pickelhaubes taken as souvenirs.
Three Australian divisions took part in the
assault on the small village of Pozières,
and suffered heavy casualties
defending against Germany
counterattacks.
