Battle of Pozières

The Battle of Pozières (23 July – 3 September 1916) took place in northern France around the village of Pozières, during the Battle of the Somme. The costly fighting ended with the British in possession of the plateau north and east of the village, in a position to menace the German bastion of Thiepval from the rear. The Australian official historian Charles Bean wrote that Pozières ridge "is more densely sown with Australian sacrifice than any other place on earth".

Battle of Pozières
Part of the Battle of the Somme during the First World War

Battle of the Somme 1 July – 18 November 1916
Date23 July – 3 September 1916
Location
Pozières, Somme, France
50°01′N 2°48′E
Result British victory
Belligerents

 British Empire

  German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Douglas Haig
Hubert Gough
William Birdwood		 Fritz von Below
Max von Boehn
Strength
12 divisions
Casualties and losses
I Anzac Corps c. 23,000
Pozières
Pozières, a commune in the Somme department of Picardy in northern France
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