April 25th | Day Three – Villers-Bretonneux, France
Our delegates attend the ANZAC Dawn Service at Villers-Bretonneux
đź“ŤThe Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux
“On 24 April 1918 the Germans, in their advance towards Amiens, seized Villers-Bretonneux. That night, Australian soldiers counter-attacked to the north and south of the town and encircled it, and by the evening of 25 April—Anzac Day—the enemy had been driven out.”
~ Australian National Memorial Audiocast
An early morning for our delegates as we head to the Australian National Memorial for the annual ANZAC Dawn Service.
During early April of 1918, Australian forces helped defend Villers-Bretonneux from a German onslaught as a part of the Spring Offensive, later leading the successful counter-attack on the Germans after the town’s capture on April 25th – A fortuitous coinciding with the third anniversary of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli.
Situated behind the historic Military Cemetery, our delegates commemorate the ANZAC’s landing at Gallipoli, remembering the approximate 330,000 WWI Australians who served overseas.
View the Dawn Service official live broadcast here, or a brief news surmise here.
The Sessions continue…
đź“ŤAmiens town, Amiens
Back in Amiens – Delegates enjoy an ANZAC Day breakfast and traditional game of two-up before the conferences recommence. The quiet afternoon offers delegates more opportunity for sightseeing and flaneuring the gorgeous town of Amiens!
