Mont Saint-Quentin

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Mont Saint-Quentin is a strategically important hill near Péronne in northern France that was a major World War I battlefield, particularly during the Allied offensives of 1918.

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Mont Saint-Quentin canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battlefield ⓘ
hill ⓘ
associatedCommander General John Monash ⓘ
linked to: Sir John Monash
associatedMilitaryUnit 2nd Australian Division ⓘ
Australian Corps ⓘ
associatedWith Allied breakthrough in 1918 ⓘ
Somme battlefields ⓘ
combatant Australia ⓘ
France ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
commemoratedBy Australian memorial at Mont Saint-Quentin ⓘ
country France ⓘ
currentFeature military cemetery nearby ⓘ
war memorials ⓘ
dateOfEvent Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin, 31 August – 2 September 1918 ⓘ
elevationRelativeTo Somme River valley ⓘ
linked to: Somme River
locatedIn Péronne ⓘ
locatedInNorthern France ⓘ
locatedInRegion Hauts-de-France ⓘ
Somme ⓘ
memorializedBy Australian official histories of World War I ⓘ
militaryAdvantage control of road and rail approaches to Péronne ⓘ
observation over surrounding countryside ⓘ
nearbySettlement Péronne ⓘ
nearbyWaterBody Somme River ⓘ
notableEvent Allied offensives of 1918 ⓘ
Australian assault of late August 1918 ⓘ
Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin ⓘ
partOf Western Front ⓘ
partOfCampaign Allied advance on the Somme 1918 ⓘ
linked to: Somme 1918

Hundred Days Offensive ⓘ
resultOfBattle Allied victory ⓘ
German withdrawal from Péronne ⓘ
significanceInAustralianHistory one of the Australian Imperial Force’s notable victories ⓘ
strategicImportance dominates approaches to Péronne ⓘ
overlooks Somme River crossings ⓘ
terrainType elevated ground ⓘ
theaterOf artillery bombardments ⓘ
infantry assaults ⓘ
trench warfare ⓘ
usedAs German defensive position in World War I ⓘ

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Cecil Healy → placeOfDeath → Mont Saint-Quentin ⓘ