Battle of Hamel

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The Battle of Hamel was a pivotal World War I engagement in July 1918 in France, noted for its innovative, meticulously planned combined-arms tactics that became a model for later Allied operations.

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instanceOf battle
military engagement
actualDuration 93 minutes
alsoKnownAs Battle of Le Hamel
belligerent Allied Powers
German Empire
casualties approximately 1,400 Allied casualties
approximately 2,000 German casualties
combatant Australia
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
commander Erich Ludendorff
George Bell
John Monash
linked to: Sir John Monash
conflict World War I
country France
date 1918-07-04
duration about 93 minutes
endDate 1918-07-04
firstUse large-scale participation of American troops under Australian command
followedBy Allied Hundred Days Offensive
front Somme sector
linked to: Somme region
involved American Expeditionary Forces
Australian Corps
British Fourth Army
notableCommander Lieutenant General John Monash
linked to: Sir John Monash
notableFor innovative combined-arms tactics
integration of tanks, infantry, artillery, and aircraft
meticulous planning
objective capture of Hamel and surrounding high ground
operationType combined-arms operation
partOf Western Front
place Hamel, Somme, France
plannedDuration 90 minutes
precededBy German Spring Offensive
result Allied victory
startDate 1918-07-04
strategicSignificance provided model for later Allied operations in 1918
tacticalSignificance demonstrated effectiveness of integrated combined-arms tactics
theater European theatre of World War I
used air resupply
aircraft
artillery
creeping barrage
infantry
machine guns
tanks

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Sir John Monash notableBattle Battle of Hamel
Australian Corps engagement Battle of Hamel