WWI, BEF, Battle of Canal du Nord, 1918

British troops cross the Canal du Nord. The Battle of Canal du Nord was part of a general Allied offensive against German positions on the Western Front during the Hundred Days Offensive of WWI. The battle took place in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, along an incomplete portion of the Canal du Nord and on the outskirts of Cambrai between September 27 and October 1, 1918. To avoid the risk of having extensive German reserves massed against a single Allied attack, the assault along the Canal du Nord was undertaken as part of a number of closely sequenced Allied attacks at separate points along the Western Front. The battle penetrated a majority of the defenses of the Hindenburg Line, and allowed the next attack (the Battle of Cambrai) to fully penetrate and start the advance beyond the Hindenburg Line. Twelve Victoria Crosses, the highest military decoration for valour awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, were awarded for actions during the battle.

1918 • ACONTECIMIENTO • ARMA GRIEGA • ARMA • ARMAS • BATALLA • BLANCO Y NEGRO • BRITANICO • CAMPO DE BATALLA • COMBATE • CONFLICTO BELICO • EJERCITO • FAMOSA • FAMOSO • FAMOSOS • FOTO • FOTOGRAFIA • FRANCIA • FRENTE OESTE • FUERZAS ARMADAS • GRAN GUERRA • GUERRA MUNDIAL I 1914/18 • GUERRA MUNDIAL I • GUERRA • GUERRAS • HISTORIA • HISTORICO • HOMBRE • HOMBRES • IMPORTANTE • INFANTERIA • INGLES • MASCULINO • MILITAR • NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS • PRIMERA GUERRA MUNDIAL 1914/18 • PRIMERA GUERRA MUNDIAL • RETRATO DE HOMBRE • S. XX • SIGLO XX • SOLDADO DE INFANTERIA • SOLDADO • WAR • WEAPON • WW1