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Allies Break Through German Line at Combles in Somme Battle
Allied forces of Britain and France punch forward into Combles after fierce house to house fighting. They seize the town and nearby Fregicourt as German resistance collapses. hundreds of prisoners are taken amid widespread wreckage and casualties.
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