Tomorrow ( 13 June) marks the end of the battle of Mount Sorrel. The Battle of Mont Sorrel (Battle of Mount Sorrel, Battle of Hill 62) was a localized conflict of World War I between three divisions of the British Second Army and three divisions of the German Fourth Army in the Ypres Salient, near Ypres, Belgium, from 2 June 1916 to 13 June 1916.In an effort to pull British resources from the observed build-up in the Somme, the XIII (Royal Württemberg) Corps and the 117th Infantry Division attacked an arc of high ground positions defended by the Canadian Corps. The German forces initially captured the heights at Mount Sorrel and Tor Top before entrenching on the far slope of the ridge. Following a number attacks and counterattacks, two divisions of the Canadian Corps, supported by the 20th Light Division and Second Army siege and howitzer battery groups, recaptured the majority of their former positions.
For more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mount_Sorrel
Things have been quiet here on our front. We have been enjoying the downtime we've been given before things start to roll again. Which should be soon....Hopefully tomorrow I can post some more photos...
