In May 1918, the Australian New Zealand Army Corps (ANZACs) were finally under the control of one of their own people, Sir John Monash. Now that he was commander, he saw that too many of his men were being killed and that previous commanders did not do enough to protect the ANZACs. Sir John Monash was determined to not only protect the men who fought for their country, but also ensure that they did not die in vain.
His first battle with the ANZACs was at a place called le Hamel. Monash used weapons of mass destruction like tanks and aircraft to soften the enemy defences before he sent the ANZACs in. Before the real attack, he had rehearsed with the soldiers for hours and once it was time for the men to go to war, after the first hour, 1500 prisoners had been captured, 2000 German soldiers had been killed and they had gathered approximately 180 machine guns. Even though the attack at le Hamel was very successful, many would say that his best attack was at Mont St Quentin. The opponent, decided that it was foolish to attack the hill, but ordered many of his best trained units to ‘hold to the death’. Since many of his men had died and have not yet been replaced, Sir John Monash took this opportunity and planned an attack where the ANZACS would attack the hill from all three directions. His plan was so successful that he had taken over the hill in just two days.
His first battle with the ANZACs was at a place called le Hamel. Monash used weapons of mass destruction like tanks and aircraft to soften the enemy defences before he sent the ANZACs in. Before the real attack, he had rehearsed with the soldiers for hours and once it was time for the men to go to war, after the first hour, 1500 prisoners had been captured, 2000 German soldiers had been killed and they had gathered approximately 180 machine guns. Even though the attack at le Hamel was very successful, many would say that his best attack was at Mont St Quentin. The opponent, decided that it was foolish to attack the hill, but ordered many of his best trained units to ‘hold to the death’. Since many of his men had died and have not yet been replaced, Sir John Monash took this opportunity and planned an attack where the ANZACS would attack the hill from all three directions. His plan was so successful that he had taken over the hill in just two days.
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