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British Forces Advance in North Flanders Front
Eyewitness notes describe Allied operations around Albert and Ville-sur-Ancre with captives and new parties uncovered in dugouts. Reports praise the assault’s daring, compare it to Villers-Bretonneux tactics, and mention German resistance, heavy bombardment, and ongoing street fighting as French towns endure air raids and heat amid shifting front lines.
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Bria Arty
Praaen
Ans
Albert
Laveray
Sunder
Villers Bretonmeux
Flanders
Dows Nastralines
Germars
Ville-sur-Ancre
Belahon
Leere
Jenarmaas Serenytie
Roeda
Elds
France
Spr
Gotha
Anethe Tran
Hethone
Laas
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