Capture of Schwaben Redoubt
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title:
Capture of Schwaben Redoubt
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The Capture of Schwaben Redoubt (Schwaben-Feste) was a tactical incident in the Battle of the Somme, 1916 during the First World War. The redoubt was a German strong point 500–600 yd (460–550 m) long and 200 yd (180 m) wide, built in stages since 1915, near the village of Thiepval and overlooking the River Ancre. It formed part of the German defensive system in the Somme sector of the Western Front during the First World War and consisting of a mass of machine-gun emplacements, trenches and dug-
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Incident in the 1916 Battle of the Somme
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Schwaben_Redoubt
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2024-02-11T08:19:49Z
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