Capture of Oppy Wood
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capture-of-oppy-wood-265-2693216
title:
Capture of Oppy Wood
text:
The Capture of Oppy Wood was an engagement on the Western Front during the First World War on 28 June 1917. The Battle of Arras of 1917 ended with the Germans in possession of a fortified wood to the west of the village of Oppy, which overlooked British positions. The wood was 1 acre (0.4 ha) in area and contained many German observation posts, machine-gun nests and trench mortars. New German defensive tactics adopted after the Battle of the Somme of defence in depth and rapid counter-attack, ha
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1917 battle in France, First World War
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Oppy_Wood
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2024-02-11T08:08:34Z
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