When did the event occur?
The battle for Fromelles began on the 7th june 1917
Why/How was Australia Involved?
Australia showed what they were made of when they had dug trenches under German lines and planted gigantic mines which destroyed the whole German front line.
Significance to Australia
· The first time the 3rd Australian Division saw service on the Western Front
· Famous for the diggers planting 19 enormous mines underneath German front lines
· Was even made into a movie called “Beneath Hill 60”
· Took months for them to pull it off and defeat the Germans by digging underground
The battle for Fromelles began on the 7th june 1917
Why/How was Australia Involved?
Australia showed what they were made of when they had dug trenches under German lines and planted gigantic mines which destroyed the whole German front line.
Significance to Australia
· The first time the 3rd Australian Division saw service on the Western Front
· Famous for the diggers planting 19 enormous mines underneath German front lines
· Was even made into a movie called “Beneath Hill 60”
· Took months for them to pull it off and defeat the Germans by digging underground