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Hangard Wood : ウィキペディア英語版 | Hangard Wood Hangard Wood is a locality south of Villers-Bretonneux northern France. It was the site of Hangard village and a battle in World War I. The battle of Hangard Wood was part of the German offensive Operation Michael, in the Arras - St-Quentin-La Fére sector of the Somme fought in March 1918. The battle of Hangard Wood was more specifically part of the larger second battle of Villers-Bretonneux, fought between Canadian British/Australian/French and German armies.〔(Australian Battlefields of WW1 ).〕 The second battle of Villers-Bretonneux on the 24th of April 1918 was significant as the first tank on tank battle in history, and the Red Baron was shot down 21 April. Today the wood lies adjacent to a British cemetery, maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and known as Hangard Wood British Cemetery.〔Wikimapia latitude/longitude 49°50'12"N 2°30'28"E〕〔(HANGARD WOOD BRITISH CEMETERY ).〕〔(HANGARD WOOD BRITISH CEMETERY )〕〔( The Australian Remembrance Trail )〕 John Croak VC is buried there.
File:Map commune FR insee code 80414.png|Map of Hangard
==Units involved in the battle==
*4th Division (Australia) *12th Brigade (Australia) *19th Battalion (Australia) *33rd Battalion (Australia) *34th Battalion (Australia) *34th Battalion (Australia) *35th Battalion (Australia) *36th Battalion (Australia) 2/2nd City of London Royal Fusiliers *1st Moroccan Infantry Division (France) *13th Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), CEF
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