27. Havrincourt
Havrincourt was quickly taken by the British troops the first day of the Battle of Cambrai.
As a strategic advance position on the Hindenburg Line, Havrincourt controlled movement along the banks of the Canal du Nord. On the day before the battle, British troops were in position in the Havrincourt wood, from which they emerged at 6.10 a.m. on 20th November 1917. They quickly took the village and moved on towards Bourlon. Around Moeuvres heavy fighting took place, described by the writer Ernest Jünger in his book Storm of Steel.
