longatte

Updated: July 9, 2025

This was considered a valuable gain, as a section of the Hindenburg line lies behind it. Longatte and Ecourt St. Mien, two villages below Croisilles also fell to the British. The Germans defended themselves with reckless bravery acting on Hindenburg's orders that the position must be saved at all costs.

- The Story of the Great War, Volume 6 : History of the European War from Official Sources