Villers Bretonneux British War Cemetery

Our dusk visit to the cemetery was in windy blustery conditions but it was dry and a little sunny. The battles in this town were crucial to the eventual allied victory over the Germans. The Australian infantry played a key roll in the taking of the town a second time. Once the Australians were completely under the leadership of their own Australian officers rather than led by the British, their unique tactics of flanking the enemy paid huge dividends.
Australian Supreme Commander Sir John Monash pioneered these brilliant new tactics which saved many lives by avoiding the head on over the top charges which were so common throughout the four years of the Western front battles.
In fact it's ironic that Irwin Rommel one, of Hitlers best Generals of World War II had carefully studied Monash's tactics and in fact used them against the British and Americans in the second World War on many occasions.
Ironic because it was a Nazi General who copied the Jewish Sir John Monash's tactics some 20 years after WWI.