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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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battlefield
hill
associatedCommander General John Monash NERFINISHED
associatedMilitaryUnit 2nd Australian Division NERFINISHED
Australian Corps NERFINISHED
associatedWith Allied breakthrough in 1918
Somme battlefields NERFINISHED
combatant Australia NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
German Empire NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
elevationRelativeTo Somme River valley NERFINISHED
locatedIn Péronne NERFINISHED
locatedInNorthern France NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Hauts-de-France NERFINISHED
Somme NERFINISHED
memorializedBy Australian official histories of World War I
militaryAdvantage control of road and rail approaches to Péronne
observation over surrounding countryside
nearbySettlement Péronne NERFINISHED
nearbyWaterBody Somme River NERFINISHED
notableEvent Allied offensives of 1918
Australian assault of late August 1918
Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin NERFINISHED
partOf Western Front NERFINISHED
partOfCampaign Allied advance on the Somme 1918 NERFINISHED
Hundred Days Offensive NERFINISHED
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