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The Spirit's Help in Persecution Teacher: Brent Buttermore, Outreach Pastor at Oak Pointe Church John 16:1-11 On July 4, 1918, combined U.S. and Australian infantry marched into battle at the French town of Le Hamel against a German force that outnumbered them 5 to 1. Under the leadership of Lieutenant General John Monash, the Allied forces secured a decisive, and certainly remarkable, victory against their much larger opponent in a mere 93 minutes. History celebrates stories like the Battle of Hamel because there's something about them that lifts our spirits and fills us with hope. When all seems lost, don't we like to believe good could still win out in the end? Join us this Sunday as our newest message, “The Spirit's Help in Persecution,” encourages us in our battle against an enemy even greater than the Axis Powers. Together we'll unlock the true key to victory.
The Spirit's Help in Persecution Teacher: Brent Buttermore, Outreach Pastor at Oak Pointe Church John 16:1-11 On July 4, 1918, combined U.S. and Australian infantry marched into battle at the French town of Le Hamel against a German force that outnumbered them 5 to 1. Under the leadership of Lieutenant General John Monash, the Allied forces secured a decisive, and certainly remarkable, victory against their much larger opponent in a mere 93 minutes. History celebrates stories like the Battle of Hamel because there's something about them that lifts our spirits and fills us with hope. When all seems lost, don't we like to believe good could still win out in the end? Join us this Sunday as our newest message, “The Spirit's Help in Persecution,” encourages us in our battle against an enemy even greater than the Axis Powers. Together we'll unlock the true key to victory.
In this episode, I talk about three minor attacks by the BEF in June and July 1918, at Le Becque, Le Hamel and Meteren. We then see how the Germans launched their final offensive in the Champagne Region on 15 July. After just 72 hours the advance had stalled along the River Marne, and the French counter-attacked with British help on 18 July. I explain the British efforts against the shoulders of the salient, until the German front collapsed on 1 August.
Faire la jonction avec Omaha Le secteur de Gold s’étend sur 7,5km, entre les deux communes de Ver-sur-Mer, à l’Est, et de Saint-Côme-de-Fresné, à l’Ouest ; précisément entre les hameaux de « La rivière » et du Hamel. Cette bande de littoral est défendue par de nombreux bunkers, canons et mitrailleuses, particulièrement devant « Le Hamel », où les Britanniques rencontrent une très forte résistance. Les combats durent toute la journée dans ce secteur, fermant la porte d’Arromanches et de Port-en-Bessin, objectifs de la 50e division, le Jour J. Dans cet épisode, Ouest-France vous propose de revivre l'assaut sur Gold Beach. Retrouvez également l'histoire des autres plages : Sword, Juno, Utah et Omaha. Chacune a connu un débarquement radicalement, et les hommes qui les ont foulées, dans l’un ou l’autre des camps, ont vécu cinq journées bien différentes. Une série de podcasts réalisée par Damien Le Délézir & Maëliss Hennetier Avec la voix de Paul Grisot Crédits musicaux : Virgules sonores réalisées par Damien Le Délézir Sources : - Clément Horvath, Lettres de soldats alliés, Till Victory (éditions Ouest-France) - Jack Auger (Application 70e anniversaire du débarquement pour Ouest-France - lien : https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/d-day-70eme-anniversaire-du/id853681783?mt=8https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/d-day-70eme-anniversaire-du/id853681783?mt=8)
A series of podcasts commissioned by UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION'S FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY EDUCATION PROGRAMME to mark the CENTENARY of the BATTLE OF AMIENS on 8 August 1918. In August 2018, students from across the United Kingdom joined students from France, the United States, Canada and Australia on the Western Front to commemorate the Battle of Amiens. This podcast series, recorded mostly during that battlefield tour, tell the story of the Battle of Amiens in the wider context of the First World War and the road to armistice. In this podcast, we hear how, in July 1918, the Australian commander, LT GENERAL MONASH led a successful action at LE HAMEL, which was to act as a template for the BATTLE OF AMIENS a few weeks later. CONTRIBUTORS | Sir Hew Strachan, Professor of International Relations, University of St Andrews - Paul Barnes, battlefield guide and British Army Visiting Fellow, Royal United Services Institute. IMAGE | American and Australian troops dug in together during the Battle of Hamel. Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3013821 PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION'S FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY EDUCATION PROGRAMME | Executive Producer - Simon Bendry | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.
The Battle of Le Hamel on 4 July 1918 was an Allied triumph, and strategically very important in the closing stages of WWI. A largely Australian force, commanded by Sir John Monash, fought what has been described as the first modern battle - where infantry, tanks, artillery and planes operated together as a coordinated force with every detail planned meticulously. In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast author Peter Fitzsimons joins host Phil Tarrant to discuss this moment in military history, looking not only at the events that took place but the thought processes behind every aspect which lead to the development of these events. Peter will also discuss his writing process and how the fine detail and extensive research is key to telling the stories of these monumental moments in history, share how his literature is a means of helping the characters who lost their lives live and breathe once more, and take on claims that his writing is a glorification of war. Enjoy the podcast, The Defence Connect team
The orchestration of Monash's battle at Le Hamel in France is compellingly detailed in Monash's Masterpiece by Peter FitzSimons, published by Hachette Australia.Once A Copper: The Life and Times of Brian 'The Skull' Murphy is the latest gripping true-crime book written by award-winning author Vikki Petraitis, published by Wild Dingo Press.
Author Peter FitzSimons joined David and Will to discuss his new book 'Monash's Masterpiece' about the battle of Le Hamel which was strategically very important in the end of World War 1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode, we look at the second installment of our conversation from last month with Second World War veteran Bill Betts. We pick up from where we left off in part 1 by discussing Beverly, the second hand M4 Sherman Tank that he and his other crew members inherited and called home for much of their war. We also found out about the improvised measures that Bill and the rest of his colleagues took to add extra protection to their Sherman. We learn about the Essex Yeomanry's time fighting through Holland, crossing the Rhine in their Donald Duck tanks and also their experience of liberating Kiel, as well as much, much more. Music Featured: Hearts & Flowers by Jeff Kaale
In this episode, the first of our veteran archive interviews, we speak with veteran Bill Betts about his experience as a radio operator in an M4 Sherman tank during the Second World War. Bill joined the army aged 19 in 1941 and fought with the Essex Yeomanry Regiment as part of B Troop. The Regiment landed on D-Day in the Jig Green Sector of Gold Beach near Le Hamel and fought its way with the rest of the British 8th Armoured Brigade through France, Belgium, Holland and into Germany before eventually being de-mobbed in 1946. Due to the length of the interview, it will be published on the podcast in two parts. What follows in part one, we discuss Bill joining the army, the training he underwent, joining the EYR, landing on Gold Beach, a few close encounters with a Tiger Tank, R&R in Brussels and much more... Music Featured: Hearts & Flowers by Jeff Kaale
By July 1918 the Australian Imperial Force or "AIF" was hardened by four bloody years of war – from the beaches and ravines of Gallipoli, to Fromelles, the Somme, Bullecourt, Messines, Passchendaele and Villers–Bretonneux - of the more than 295,000 Australians who served on the Western Front in the AIF - 46,000 would lose their lives and a further 132,000 would be wounded. Dur: 38mins File: .mp3