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system of dug outs which had survived the most ferocious shelling.   These, though we did not know it at the time, were the outer defences of Bapaume, which a German General expert had declared to be equal to a second Gibraltar.   It was beginning to get dark when we marched into the smoking ruins of Bapaume.   This was a couple of days after the Germans had evacuated the town.   The only troops in the place were Australians and they were lounging about bewailing the fact that there were no canteens established & discussing the probability of the Australian comforts fund happening

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