What the records say
- When
- 15 Aug 1917 – 25 Aug 1917
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 50.46° N, 2.82° E
- Description
- 1917 battle of World War I
- War
- World War I
Battle of Hill 70
Battle of World War I
The Battle of Hill 70 took place in the First World War between the Canadian Corps and attached units against five divisions of the German 6th Army. The battle took place along the Western Front on the outskirts of Lens in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France between 15 and 25 August 1917.
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