"Hill 971, Lone Pine the Anzac Battle,1915" Topic
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Tango01 | 06 Mar 2015 12:08 p.m. PST |
" The Battle of Lone Pine (also known as the Battle of Kanlı Sırt)[was fought between Anzacs and Turkish in 6-10 August 1915. Part of the Gallipoli campaign, the battle was part of a diversionary attack to draw Ottoman attention away from the main assaults against Sari Bair, Chunuk Bair and Hill 971, which became known as the August Offensive. The Australians, initially at brigade strength, managed to capture the main Ottoman trench line from the battalion that was defending the position in the first few hours of the fighting# YouTube link link Amicalement Armand 1/72 & 1/48 custom made accesories: 1- WW1 machine guns from gaspatch models. Mr.3 |
French Wargame Holidays | 21 Mar 2015 4:42 p.m. PST |
Great diorama at the Australian war memorial
Cheers matt |
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