Cobbers - Australia on the Somme
Jan 07, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 6Ep. 17
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Episode description
Welcome to our first podcast of 2024!
In this episode, we visit the battlefields around Villers Brettoneux on the Somme, an area of Picardy that will be forever associated with the Australian Army.
We tour the battlefield and discover the military history of this part of the Somme, discover just how close the Germans came to Amiens in 1918, and visit some of the many cemeteries and memorials which cover this part of the battlefield.
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