Battle

Capture of Combles

25 Sep 1916 – 26 Sep 1916 · 50.01° N, 2.87° E

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When
25 Sep 1916 – 26 Sep 1916
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
50.01° N, 2.87° E
Description
battle during the First World War
War
World War I

Capture of Combles

Battle during the First World War

The Capture of Combles was a tactical incident that took place during the Battle of Morval, part of the Battle of the Somme, during the First World War. Combles lies 30 mi (48 km) north-east of Amiens and 10 mi (16 km) east of Albert, on the D 20 Rancourt–Guillemont road, 8 mi (13 km) south of Bapaume, in the Combles valley a hollow between outcrops of Bazentin Ridge, between Morval to the north, Ginchy to the north-…

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