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File:Battle of Mount Sorrel - Battle Map - June 6.jpg, not featured[edit]

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There is currently no WWI trench maps amongst the FPs. The image is a scan of an original Canadian Corps confidential situation map held at the Canadian War Museum. A German attack on the 3rd Canadian Division on 2 June 1916 resulted in the deaths of the divisional commander (Major-General M.S. Mercer) as well as the capture of a brigade commander (Brigadier Victor Williams), both of whom were making an inspection of the front line when the German attack began. The 3rd Canadian Division had to be pulled from the line and its front taken over by other formations. The map was produced on 9 June 1916 while plans were being developed for a counterattack to regain the lost territory (which took place on 14 June 1916). The map would likely have been used at either the divisional or corps levels to display the field situation.
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Result: 1 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /George Chernilevsky talk 20:47, 1 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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