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Footsteps of the fallen
Footsteps of the fallen

75 acres of hell - High Wood

35 min•20 september 2020

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For a period of two months between July and September 1916, the British and Germans fought bitterly for control of High Wood, which dominated the Bazentin ridge on the Somme.  Described as being 75 acres of hell by an officer who served there, the wood claimed thousands of lives, and the career of one Corps Commander sacked for wanton waste of life. 

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