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    The Battle of Bullecourt began on April 11, 1917 when the Australian 4th Division attacked the Hindenburg Line. The attack was hastily planned and supported by tanks that either broke down or were destroyed, providing no help to the infantry. While the Australians initially broke into the German defenses, a lack of artillery support due to uncertainty over their position led them to be surrounded and forced to retreat. The two Australian brigades involved suffered over 3,300 casualties, with 1,170 captured, representing the largest Australian prisoner capture in a single engagement during the war.

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    The Battle of Bullecourt began on April 11, 1917 when the Australian 4th Division attacked the Hindenburg Line. The attack was hastily planned and supported by tanks that either broke down or were destroyed, providing no help to the infantry. While the Australians initially broke into the German defenses, a lack of artillery support due to uncertainty over their position led them to be surrounded and forced to retreat. The two Australian brigades involved suffered over 3,300 casualties, with 1,170 captured, representing the largest Australian prisoner capture in a single engagement during the war.

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    The Battle of Bullecourt began on April 11, 1917 when the Australian 4th Division attacked the Hindenburg Line. The attack was hastily planned and supported by tanks that either broke down or were destroyed, providing no help to the infantry. While the Australians initially broke into the German defenses, a lack of artillery support due to uncertainty over their position led them to be surrounded and forced to retreat. The two Australian brigades involved suffered over 3,300 casualties, with 1,170 captured, representing the largest Australian prisoner capture in a single engagement during the war.

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    On 11 April 1917 the Australian 4th Division assaulted the Hindenburg Line in the First Battle of Bullecourt. The attack was hastily planned and mounted and resulted in disaster. Tanks which were supposed to support the attacking Australian infantry either broke down or were quickly destroyed. Nevertheless, the infantry managed to break into the German defences. Due to uncertainty as to how far they had advanced, supporting artillery fire was withheld, and eventually the Australians were hemmed in and forced to retreat. The two brigades of the 4th Division that carried out the attack, the 4th and 12th, suffered over 3,300 casualties; 1,170 Australians were taken prisoner - the largest number captured in a single engagement during the war.

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