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First World War: The "worst 24 hours in Australia's entire history" occurred when Australian forces unsuccessfully attacked German defences at Fromelles, France.
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Attack at Fromelles
1916 British attack in support of the Battle of the Somme, WWI
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Fromelles
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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