Combles - the fortified village

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For a period of three months between July and September 1916, the Allies and Germans battled for control of the fortified village of Combles, on the northeast of the Somme battlefield.

A coordinated Franco-British assault on the 26th of September 1916 finally took the village but at a very heavy price.  In this episode, we look at the battle from a German, British and French perspective, and draw on some of the remarkable primary sources that describe the fighting.

We also hear the story of a remarkable act of heroism by "Todger" Jones, a Private in the Cheshire Regiment, which resulted in the award of the Victoria Cross.

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