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.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battlefield
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hill ⓘ |
| associatedCommander | General John Monash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMilitaryUnit |
2nd Australian Division
NERFINISHED
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Australian Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Allied breakthrough in 1918
ⓘ
Somme battlefields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Australian memorial at Mont Saint-Quentin ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentFeature |
military cemetery nearby
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war memorials ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin, 31 August – 2 September 1918 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeTo | Somme River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Péronne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInNorthern | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Hauts-de-France
NERFINISHED
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Somme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | Australian official histories of World War I ⓘ |
| militaryAdvantage |
control of road and rail approaches to Péronne
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observation over surrounding countryside ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Péronne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Somme River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Allied offensives of 1918
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Australian assault of late August 1918 ⓘ Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign |
Allied advance on the Somme 1918
NERFINISHED
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Hundred Days Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultOfBattle |
Allied victory
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German withdrawal from Péronne ⓘ |
| significanceInAustralianHistory | one of the Australian Imperial Force’s notable victories ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
dominates approaches to Péronne
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overlooks Somme River crossings ⓘ |
| terrainType | elevated ground ⓘ |
| theaterOf |
artillery bombardments
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infantry assaults ⓘ trench warfare ⓘ |
| usedAs | German defensive position in World War I ⓘ |
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