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The Capture of Combles was a tactical incident that took place during the Battle of Morval, part of the Battle of the Somme, during the First World War. Combles lies 30 mi (48 km) north-east of Amiens and 10 mi (16 km) east of Albert, on the D 20 Rancourt–Guillemont road, 8 mi (13 km) south of Bapaume, in the Combles valley a hollow between outcrops of Bazentin Ridge, between Morval to the north, Ginchy to the north-west and Falfemont Farm to the west. North of the village the valley widens into a basin, which forks north-east around the Morval Spur. In late September 1914, military operations took place in the vicinity, when the II Bavarian Corps was engaged by French Territorial divisions in an encounter battle. The French divisions were forced back and the two divisions of the II Bavarian Corps, advanced westwards on the north side of the Somme, eventually being stopped around Maricourt, Montauban and Fricourt.

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La Grande Guerre 1914-1917 - Bataille de la Somme - Ravitaillemet de l`Artillerie par un Decauville - Route de Maurepas a Combles (Phot. Express - Vise Paris 1291)La Grande Guerre 1914-1917 - Bataille de la Somme - Ravitaillemet de l'Artillerie par un Decauville - Route de Maurepas a Combles (Phot. Express - Vise Paris 1291)
French operations leading to the capture of Combles 20-26 September 1916French operations leading to the capture of Combles 20-26 September 1916
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