What the records say
- When
- 5 Apr 1918
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 49.97° N, 2.63° E
- Description
- 1918 military battle
Second Battle of Dernancourt
Military battle
The Second Battle of Dernancourt, known to the Germans as Unternehmen Sonnenschein, was fought on 5 April 1918 near Dernancourt in northern France during World War I. It involved a German Army force attacking an Australian defending force, and resulted in the German capture of much of the forward sector of the Australian front line which ran along a railway line between Albert and Dernancourt.
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