✦ History

Part of World War I

Battle of Ginchy

September 9, 1916 · Ginchy

Result British victory

The 16th (Irish) Division captured the village of Ginchy from German forces during the Somme.

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Allies

Central Powers

United Kingdom
France
German Empire
Ferdinand Foch military commander Émile Fayolle military commander Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig military commander Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson military commander
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria military commander Max von Gallwitz military commander