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Adriatic operations
Operation
The Adriatic Sea, separating Italy and Austria-Hungary, was the site of a prolonged and indecisive naval campaign between the two nations during the First World War. It was a campaign characterised b...E84742
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Albert, 1918
Battle honours
Acknowledges involvement in the two-pronged attack on Bapaume and St Quentin, as part of the Allied counter-offensives on the Western Front in the late summer of 1918. Launched in the mist of the earl...E84376
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Albert, 1918 (Chuignes)
Battle honours
Specifically acknowledges four Australian infantry battalions' (1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 Battalions) achievement in capturing the ridge of Chuignes on the south side of the River Somme, as part of the Allied ...E84377
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Amiens
Battle honours
Awarded for involvement in operations to the east of Amiens that launched the great Allied offensive of 1918. An "all arms battle", the Allies made effective use of infantry, artillery tanks and aircr...E84380
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Ancre, 1918
Battle honours
Awarded to acknowledge participation in the defensive operations mounted in the face of the first of the German "Spring Offensives", in the Picardy sector in April 1918. Specifically acknowledges invo...E84381
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Anzac
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in operations within the 'Anzac' area of the Gallipoli Peninsula, which extended from Gaba Tepe in the south, to Fisherman's Hut in the north.E84383
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Arras, 1917
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the major British offensive mounted against the Hindenburg Line east of Arras between 9 April and 4 May 1917, including the battles of Vimy Ridge, the Scarpe and Arleux).E84386
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Arras, 1918
Battle honours
Acknowledges involvement in various operations around Arras in 1918. Firstly, the honour recognises participation in defensive operations mounted around Arras in the face of the German "Spring Offensi...E84387
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Attack at Anvil Wood
Attack
Anvil Wood was a small wood to the north of Peronne that marked the centreline of an attack by the 14th Brigade on the morning of 1 September 1918. The northern approaches to Peronne were covered by n...E84285
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Attack at Chipilly
Attack
On the 9th August, British troops were to attack Chipilly, near the Somme, at 5:50 pm Brigadier General Mackay of the 1st Brigade requested that an Australian patrol from the 1st Battalion be sent acr...E84286
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Attack on Beersheba
Attack
Beersheba, a heavily fortified town 43 km from the Turkish bastion of Gaza, was the scene of an historic charge by the 4th Light Horse Brigade on 31 October 1917. Beersheba anchored the right end of a...E84287
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Attack on Hill 971
Attack
Hill 971 (or Koja Chemen Tepe), the highest point of the Sari Bair Ridge, Gallipoli, was the objective of the 4th Infantry Brigade as part of the main break-out operations, from ANZAC in early August ...E84289
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Attack on Hill 60
Attack
The fighting for Hill 60 (a low rise in the foothills on the north-western end of ANZAC) together with supporting offensive against the W Hills represented the last major Allied offensive operation on...E84288
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Attack on Noreuil
Attack
In late February of 1917, the German Army in northern France retreated to the Hindenburg Line in order to shorten its line and thereby establish a more defensible position. British and dominion troops...E84290
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Attacks on Dernancourt
Attack
Dernancourt, a village on the River Ancre in France, was the scene of much desperate fighting during the German offensive of March and April 1918. The 12th and 13th Brigades first occupied positions a...E84291
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August Offensive
Offensive
The August Offensive was the last major attempt made by the Allied forces at Gallipoli to break the stalemate that had persisted since the landings on 25 April 1915. The plan involved a series of thru...E84736
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Avre
Battle honours
Awarded to acknowledge participation in the defensive battle of Avre fought by British and Australian troops on 4 April 1918 when German forces made their final push towards Amiens, in northern France...E84390
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Bapaume, 1917
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the operations leading to the capture and occupation of Bapaume following the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line.E84395
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Battle of Amiens
Battle
The Battle of Amiens was the crucial Allied breakthrough counter-offensive, launched on the Western Front around Amiens, in the Somme sector. An "all arms battle", the Allies made effective use of inf...E84310
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Battle of Broodseinde Ridge
Battle
The battle of Broodseinde Ridge was the third operation launched by British general Herbert Plummer as part of the Ypres offensive of 1917. It was a large operation, involving twelve divisions, includ...E84313
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Battle of Cambrai
Battle
The Battle of Cambrai, fought between 20 November and 7 December 1917, was the first battle in history involving the employment of tanks en masse. After a series of failures, largely due to the impass...E84316
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Battle of Flers
Battle
The village of Flers, in the Somme valley in France, gave its name to a series of attacks launched by 1 ANZAC in November 1916. By this time the Somme battlefield had been deluged with rain and the a...E84320
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Battle of Fromelles
Battle
Fromelles was the first major battle fought by Australian troops on the Western Front. Directed against a strong German position known as the Sugar Loaf salient, the attack was intended primarily as a...E84321
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Battle of Hamel
Battle
Well-planned successful limited Allied action on the Western Front, 4 July 1918. Designed to straighten the Allied line the battle was notable for the careful co-ordination of infantry, artillery, arm...E84323
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Battle of Jutland
Battle
Fought in the North Sea off the Danish coast on 31 May 1916, the battle of Jutland was the biggest naval engagement of the First World War and was the only direct confrontation between the British Gra...E84325
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Battle of Lagnicourt
Battle
Lagnicourt, in northern France, was the scene of fierce fighting in March and April 1917. When the Germans withdrew to the Hindenburg Line in March and the British and dominion forces advanced rapidly...E84326
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Battle of Lone Pine
Attack
One of the most famous assaults of the Gallipoli campaign, the Battle of Lone Pine was originally intended as a diversion from attempts by New Zealand and Australian units to force a breakout from the...E84292
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Battle of Magdhaba
Battle
Magdhaba, a village located in the northern Sinai desert, was the scene of an action fought on 23 December 1916 when Turkish forces blocking the route to Palestine were attacked by Major General Harry...E84328
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Battle of Megiddo
Battle
The ancient fortress of Megiddo appears in the New Testament as Armageddon, the location of the millennial battle between the forces of good and evil. The battle of Megiddo was the name given to the ...E84330
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Battle of Menin Road
Battle
The Battle of Menin Road was an offensive operation, part of the Third Battle of Ypres on the Western Front, undertaken by the British Second Army in an attempt to take sections of the curving ridge, ...E84331
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Battle of Messines
Battle
Successful British assault on the Messines-Wytschaete Ridge, a strongly held strategic position on the Western Front, which had been held by the Germans since late 1914. The offensive operation was th...E84332
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Battle of Montbrehain
Battle
The last action involving Australian infantry on the Western Front in the First World War. Following the breaking of the Hindenburg Line, the attack on Montbrehain on 5 October 1918 represented an att...E84335
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Battle of Poelcappelle
Battle
Also called the first battle of Passchendaele, the battle of Poelcappelle was launched on 9 October with the ridge upon which Passchendaele stood as its objective. Like earlier battles in the Ypres of...E84336
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Battle of Polygon Wood
Battle
The battle of Polygon Wood was the I ANZAC component of a larger British and dominion operation staged as part of the third battle of Ypres. This operation was the second of the "Plumer battles", a se...E84337
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Battle of Pozieres
Battle
Pozieres, a small village in the Somme valley in France, was the scene of bitter and costly fighting for the 1st, 2nd and 4th Australian Divisions in mid 1916. The village was captured initially by t...E84338
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Battle of Romani
Battle
The battle of Romani, fought between 3 and 5 August 1916, finally put a stop to the Turkish threat to the Suez canal and marked the beginning of the British forces' drive out of Egypt and into Palesti...E84339
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Battle of Villers Bretonneux
Battle
As part of the German Spring Offensive on the Western Front German forces using infantry and tanks captured Villers-Bretonneux (near Amiens) from exhausted British defenders on 24 April 1918. The Aus...E84343
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Battles of Gaza
Battle
The coastal city of Gaza was the heart of the main Turkish defensive position in southern Palestine. Three major battles were launched in 1917 by British and dominion forces to capture Gaza - only the...E84346
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Beaurevoir
Battle honours
Relates to involvement in the Allied offensives on the Western Front in early October 1918 against the final systems of the German defence lines immediately behind the Hindenburg Line. Specifically ac...E84401
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Beaurevoir Line
Attack
The Beaurevoir Line was the last of a series of German defensive lines known collectively by the Allies as the Hindenburg Line. It was approximately eight kilometres to the rear of the main Hindenburg...E84293
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Black Day of the German Army in this war
Remark
This remark is attributed to General Erich Ludendorff (1865-1937) following the unprecedented Allied advance on the 8 August 1918, the first day of the Battle of Amiens. The statement reveals Ludendor...E84828
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Black Sea operations
Operation
Surrounded by Russia to the north and Turkey to the south, the Black Sea was the scene of significant naval action between the two nations throughout much of the First World War. The Russian navy grad...E84743
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Broodseinde
Battle honours
Awarded for involvement in the successful assault and capture, as part of the Third Battle of Ypres, of the high ground around the village of Broodseinde. This was a significant defeat for the German ...E84417
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Bullecourt
Battle honours
Awarded for involvement in the Second Battle of Bullecourt: two weeks of bitter trench fighting which eventually, and at the cost of 2,250 Australian casualties, cleared and held part of the Hindenbur...E84419
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Charge at The Nek
Charge
The Nek was a vitally important position on the northern end of the ANZAC front line and the scene of a tragic attack by the 3rd Light Horse Brigade at dawn on 7 August 1915. It was a narrow bridge of...E84701
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Damascus
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the capture and occupation of Damascus on 1 October 1918..E84433
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Dardanelles 1915-1916
Battle honours
Campaign honour acknowledging involvement in the naval operations in the Dardanelles, Aegean Sea and Sea of Marmora during 1915. The honour includes operations conducted in support of land forces duri...E84436
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Defence of Anzac
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in defensive operations at Anzac (Gallipoli) between 8 May and 30 June 1915.E84441