A Horrid Nightmare 28th Division and the Battle for the Hohenzollern Redoubt, 1915
In this presentation, which was delivered 'live' to an online audience, Dr Spencer Jones looks at the Battle for the Hohenzollern Redoubt which took place in October 1915. This was part of the Battle of Loos, which was one of the hardest engagements ever fought by the British Army.
Parts of this battle are well known, but other aspects - such as the attack on Hohenzollern Redoubt - are all but forgotten.
The 28th (Regular) Division's fight for control of the Hohenzollern Redoubt was bloody. This presentation shows how the desperate fighting gave way to bitter recriminations between the commanding officers, and how the battle marked the end of the Regular army as a distinct component of the British Expeditionary Force.
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